a Department of Sociology , Brigham Young University , Provo , Utah , USA.
Subst Use Misuse. 2017 Nov 10;52(13):1667-1683. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2017.1305413. Epub 2017 Jun 12.
Numerous studies indicate that family structure is a key correlate of adolescent substance use. Yet there are some important limitations to this research. Studies have been conducted mainly in the United States, with relatively few studies that have compared family structure and youth substance use across nations. There is also a lack of recognition of the complexity of family types prevalent in contemporary global society. Moreover, there remains a need to consider personal, interpersonal, and macro-level characteristics that may help account for the association between family structure and youth substance use.
This study uses data from 37 countries to examine several models that purport to explain the association between family structure and substance use.
The data are from the 2005-2006 WHO-sponsored Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) (n = 193,202). Multilevel models, including linear, probit, and structural equation models (SEMs), were used to test several hypotheses.
The results suggest that time spent with friends largely accounted for the association between specific types of family structures and frequency of alcohol use and getting drunk, but that cannabis use was negatively associated with living with both biological parents irrespective of other factors.
大量研究表明，家庭结构是青少年物质使用的一个关键相关因素。然而，这项研究存在一些重要的局限性。这些研究主要集中在美国，涉及国家间家庭结构和青少年物质使用比较的研究相对较少。此外，人们也没有认识到当代全球社会普遍存在的家庭类型的复杂性。还有必要考虑可能有助于解释家庭结构与青少年物质使用之间关联的个人、人际和宏观层面的特征。
本研究使用来自 37 个国家的数据，检验了几种据称可以解释家庭结构与物质使用之间关联的模型。
数据来自于 2005-2006 年世界卫生组织（WHO）赞助的“青少年健康行为纵向研究”（HBSC）（n=193202）。采用多层次模型，包括线性、概率和结构方程模型（SEM），检验了几个假设。
结果表明，与朋友相处的时间在很大程度上解释了特定类型的家庭结构与饮酒和醉酒频率之间的关系，但与父母双方同住与大麻使用呈负相关，而与其他因素无关。
