“…Other socialization agents (i.e., family sanctions against use, family strength, religious identification, and school adjustment) are hypothesized to operate as indirect influences, with their effects mediated by peers. The indirect influence of family, school, and religious factors and the mediating influence of peers on substance use have been generally supported, with minor variations, among White youth (Oetting & Beauvais, 1987b), Native American youth (Swaim, Oetting, Thurman, Beauvais, & Edwards, 1993), and Hungarian youth (Swaim, Nemeth, & Oetting, 1995).…”