Russian Adolescents in the Era of Emergent Democracy: The Role of Family Environment in Substance Use and Depression

Scheer, Scott D.; Unger, Donald G.

doi:10.2307/584980

Cited by 23 publications

(12 citation statements)

References 39 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…These Russian transitions, simultaneously with the increasing health problems and social inequality, have placed policy-makers and educators in a confusing position in their health education efforts. Cross-national studies have been suggested to better understand the uniqueness of the situation (Scheer & Unger, 1998). The present study is part of the Pitkäranta Youth Study (in Russian Karelia) and part of the second North Karelia Youth Study (in eastern Finland), which aim to promote adolescents' health.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

Environmental factors as predictors of smoking among ninth-grade adolescents in pitkäranta (russian karelia) and in eastern Finland

et al. 2006

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The purpose of this study was to assess whether similar environmental factors predict adolescents' smoking in two different cultures: in the Pitkäranta district in Russian Karelia and in eastern Finland. The data were gathered by self-administered questionnaires from ninth-grade students in 10 comprehensive schools in Pitkäranta (n = 385) and from age-matched students in 24 schools in eastern Finland (n = 2,098). Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to test whether similar path structures fit for boys and for girls in Pitkäranta and in eastern Finland, and to test whether regression coefficients were similar between the cultures by sex. Smoking by family members and best friends was positively related to adolescents' smoking both directly and indirectly. Environmental factors were similar predictors of smoking between the cultures for boys. For girls, different regression coefficients in Pitkäranta and in eastern Finland were found. Best friend's smoking was the most important predictor of adolescents' own smoking in every sub-sample. When indirect relationships were identified, the significance of parents' and siblings' smoking, in addition to smoking by best friends, was strongly supported.

show abstract

mentioning

confidence: 99%

Environmental factors as predictors of smoking among ninth-grade adolescents in pitkäranta (russian karelia) and in eastern Finland

et al. 2006

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…While this pilot feasibility study was not designed to test intervention effects, the most promising changes were observed in the area of family relations and parenting, particularly in improved positive parenting strategies and a reduction of harsh discipline. Disrupted family structure and troubled family environment are often cited among the strongest correlates of high risk health behaviors among adolescents in post-Soviet countries (Kislitsyna, Stickley, Gilmore, & McKee, 2010; Scheer & Unger, 1998; ArceKcaHgpoB, KoTOBa, P03aH0B, & KmMOBm, 2010). Therefore, interventions that foster a positive family environment and help families maintain a strong adolescent-caregiver bond are crucial for building resilience and protective mechanisms for youth who may experience social adversity and drug exposure (Stockings et al, 2016; Velleman, Templeton, & Copello, 2005).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Computerized intervention to prevent drug use among at-risk adolescents in Central Asia: Preliminary family-level findings from a pilot mixed methods trial

Ismayilova

Terlikbayeva

Rozental

2019

International Journal of Drug Policy

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background: The rapidly growing rates of HIV infection in Kazakhstan are largely driven by injection drug use. The study adapts a family-focused evidence-based HIV and substance use prevention intervention for at-risk adolescents from communities in Almaty that have been greatly affected by heroin trade and use. Methods: This NIDA-funded pilot feasibility trial included 181 at-risk adolescents (ages 14–17) recruited through local schools and 181 of their parents or other adult family members. To be eligible, youth had to reside in city areas with high drug exposure and have at least one personal or family risk factor (e.g., substance-using family members or friends, parental criminal history). In addition to the standard school-based health education program on drug use and HIV, intervention arm adolescent–caregiver dyads received three pilot computerized sessions focused on caregiver-adolescent communication, support and monitoring. Adolescents and caregivers completed ACASI surveys in Russian at baseline, 3- and 6-month follow-ups and a subsample from the treatment group (n = 24 dyads) also participated in post-intervention focus group interviews. Results: At 6-month follow-up, small effect sizes were detected for parenting practices as the key theoretical mediating variable. Intervention arm participants reported a reduction in harsh discipline practices (Cohen’s d = −.35, p = .026), an increase in positive and supportive parenting (d = 0.26, p = .042), and a decline in poor monitoring (according to caregivers d = −0.23, p = .137 and adolescents d = −0.25, p = .113). Post-intervention focus groups provided examples of how the intervention content allowed caregivers to reconnect with their children and get more involved in each other’s lives. Conclusion: In middle-income countries like Kazakhstan, interventions that integrate family involvement approaches and utilize interactive technologies may represent an engaging and potentially effective tool with high fidelity and easy scalability to reduce substance use and other risk-taking behaviors among at-risk youth.

show abstract

“…What might be unique to the Russian situation is the sudden growth and increasing trend in drug use after the end of the Soviet period. However, what is worth stressing is that alcohol is used by far more young Russians than illicit drugs (Hibell et al, 2004;Koshkina, 2003;Pilkington, 2004;Romanova & Grechania, 1999;Scheer & Unger, 1998).…”

Section: The Drug Problem In the Soviet Union And Contemporary Russiamentioning

confidence: 97%

Chapter 5. Russian Media Narratives About Young Drug Users

Lilja

2013

Substance Use & Misuse

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Since the 1960s, the media in Western Europe and the United States has been one important actor in the public understanding of the drug phenomenon. In Russia, however, it is only since the 1980s that illegal drugs have been discussed in the media and this discussion remains on-going today. By using narrative analysis, this article focuses on how illegal drug use among young people is constructed in the Russian press. As a result of the narrative analysis, three main discourses were identified: a foreign problem discourse, a disease discourse, and a medical discourse.

show abstract

Russian Adolescents in the Era of Emergent Democracy: The Role of Family Environment in Substance Use and Depression

Cited by 23 publications

References 39 publications

Environmental factors as predictors of smoking among ninth-grade adolescents in pitkäranta (russian karelia) and in eastern Finland

Environmental factors as predictors of smoking among ninth-grade adolescents in pitkäranta (russian karelia) and in eastern Finland

Computerized intervention to prevent drug use among at-risk adolescents in Central Asia: Preliminary family-level findings from a pilot mixed methods trial

Chapter 5. Russian Media Narratives About Young Drug Users

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About