Pubertal Development, Choice of Friends, and Smoking Initiation among Adolescent Males

Drapela, Laurie A.; Gebelt, Janet L.; McRee, Nick

doi:10.1007/s10964-006-9101-2

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“…The current results supported a full mediation effect of peer substance use for the both boys and girls. Although this is consistent with some studies (Lynne et al, 2007; Wichstrom, 2001) it is counter to other studies that only find mediating effects for either males or females (Drapela et al, 2006; Westling et al, 2008). …”

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Peer substance use as a mediator between early pubertal timing and adolescent substance use: Longitudinal associations and moderating effect of maltreatment

Negriff

Trickett

2012

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

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Background Early pubertal timing has received considerable empirical support as a risk for adolescent substance use. However few studies have examined the mediators linking these variables. Therefore, the aims of this study were 1) to examine peer substance use as a mediator between pubertal timing and adolescent substance use longitudinally and 2) to test gender and maltreatment experience as moderators of the mediational model. Methods Data were obtained from Time 1, 2, and 3 of a longitudinal study of maltreatment and development. At Time 1 the sample was comprised of 303 maltreated and 151 comparison children aged 9–13 years (213 females and 241 males). Longitudinal mediation was tested using structural equation modeling and moderating effects were tested using multiple group analysis. Results Peer substance use mediated the relationship between early pubertal timing and later adolescent substance use for the total sample. Moderation analyses indicated this significant indirect effect did not differ for males and females. However, it did differ for maltreated versus comparison adolescents with the mediational effect only remaining significant for the comparison group. Conclusions This is one of the first studies to examine peer substance use as a mediator of pubertal timing and adolescent substance use using a longitudinal design. Early maturing males are at equal risk to early maturing females for interacting with peers that may draw them into substance use. Additionally, the findings indicate that while peers are mediators for comparison adolescents a different mechanism may link early puberty to substance use for maltreated adolescents.

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confidence: 83%

“…Using the Add Health data, Drapela and colleagues (2006) found an indirect effect of early timing on smoking through peers’ smoking for boys. Wichstrom (2001) found the association between early puberty and substance use was partially mediated by friends’ problem behavior.…”

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confidence: 99%

Peer substance use as a mediator between early pubertal timing and adolescent substance use: Longitudinal associations and moderating effect of maltreatment

Negriff

Trickett

2012

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

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“…The literature shows that maltreated youth have difficulty forming healthy peer relationships, are likely to be habitually rejected, and form more antisocial peer ties [31]. Thus, the association between early puberty and substance-using peers is not unexpected, albeit somewhat contrary to previous research that found mediation effects via substance-using peers in normative samples [9-11]. Based on the existing evidence, the assumption was that pathways involving peer-influence effects would also emerge for comparison adolescents.…”

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confidence: 98%

“…The peer influence mechanism is supported by evidence showing that exposure to deviant peers, especially older or male peers, increases the delinquent behavior of early maturing girls [8]. Additionally, Drapela et al[9] found that peers’ smoking was a mediator between early timing and smoking in a two wave study of adolescent boys, whereas Wichstrom [10] found the association between early puberty and substance use to be mediated by peer problem behavior across two time points. More recent research revealed a longitudinal mediation effect of deviant peers on the association between pubertal timing and substance use for girls but not boys [11].…”

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Elucidating the Mechanisms Linking Early Pubertal Timing, Sexual Activity, and Substance Use for Maltreated Versus Nonmaltreated Adolescents

Negriff

Brensilver

Trickett

2015

Journal of Adolescent Health

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Purpose To test models linking pubertal timing, peer substance use, sexual behavior, and substance use for maltreated versus comparison adolescents. Three theoretical mechanisms were tested: 1) peer influence links early pubertal timing to later sexual behavior and substance use, 2) early maturers engage in substance use on their own and then select substance-using friends, or 3) early maturers initiate sexual behaviors which leads them to substance-using peers. Methods The data came from a longitudinal study of the effects of child maltreatment on adolescent development (303 maltreated and 151 comparison adolescents; age: 9–13 years at initial wave). Multiple-group structural equation models tested the hypotheses across three timepoints including variables of pubertal timing, perception of peer substance use, sexual behavior, and self-reported substance use. Results Early pubertal timing was associated with substance-using peers only for maltreated adolescents, indicating the mediation path from early pubertal timing through substance-using peers to subsequent adolescent substance use and sexual behavior only holds for maltreated adolescents. Mediation via sexual behavior was significant for both maltreated and comparison adolescents. This indicates that sexual behavior may be a more universal mechanism linking early maturation with risky friends regardless of adverse life experiences. Conclusions The findings are a step toward elucidating the developmental pathways from early puberty to risk behavior and identifying early experiences that may alter mediation effects.

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“…Combining ages within a sample could mask the differences expected at the younger and older ages of the pubertal development process. For example, one study of adolescent males between the ages of 12 and 16 found that the correlation of stage-normative pubertal timing measured one year apart was .63 (Drapela, Gebelt, & McRee, 2006). Another study of adolescents aged 12 to 16 found that the correlation, this time measured two years apart, was strong and slightly different across gender (.82 for males and .87 for females; Wichstrom, 2001).…”

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The Stability of Perceived Pubertal Timing Across Adolescence

Cance

Ennett

Morgan‐López

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J Youth Adolescence

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It is unknown whether perceived pubertal timing changes as puberty progresses or whether it is an important component of adolescent identity formation that is fixed early in pubertal development. The purpose of this study is to examine the stability of perceived pubertal timing among a school-based sample of rural adolescents aged 11 to 17 (N=6,425; 50% female; 53% White). Two measures of pubertal timing were used, stage-normative, based on the Pubertal Development Scale, a self-report scale of secondary sexual characteristics, and peer-normative, a one-item measure of perceived pubertal timing. Two longitudinal methods were used: one-way random effects ANOVA models and latent class analysis. When calculating intraclass correlation coefficients using the one-way random effects ANOVA models, which is based on the average reliability from one time point to the next, both measures had similar, but poor, stability. In contrast, latent class analysis, which looks at the longitudinal response pattern of each individual and treats deviation from that pattern as measurement error, showed three stable and distinct response patterns for both measures: always early, always on-time, and always late. Study results suggest instability in perceived pubertal timing from one age to the next, but this instability is likely due to measurement error. Thus, it may be necessary to take into account the longitudinal pattern of perceived pubertal timing across adolescence rather than measuring perceived pubertal timing at one point in time.

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Pubertal Development, Choice of Friends, and Smoking Initiation among Adolescent Males

Cited by 11 publications

References 42 publications

Peer substance use as a mediator between early pubertal timing and adolescent substance use: Longitudinal associations and moderating effect of maltreatment

Peer substance use as a mediator between early pubertal timing and adolescent substance use: Longitudinal associations and moderating effect of maltreatment

Elucidating the Mechanisms Linking Early Pubertal Timing, Sexual Activity, and Substance Use for Maltreated Versus Nonmaltreated Adolescents

The Stability of Perceived Pubertal Timing Across Adolescence

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