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Source: Journal of Drug Issues
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1. Ash-Houchen, William
Lo, Celia C.
Racial/Ethnic Differences in Illicit Substance Use: A Temporal-Ordered Test of General Strain Theory
Journal of Drug Issues 50,2 (April 2020): 209-230.
Also: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0022042620904707
Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: College of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Keyword(s): Bullying/Victimization; Depression (see also CESD); Ethnic Differences; General Strain Theory; Homelessness; Household Influences; Racial Differences; Substance Use; Trauma/Death in family

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This longitudinal study applied general strain theory to elaborate specific stressful events' lagged effects on risk of illicit substance use among non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Black, and Hispanic adolescents, and relatedly evaluated the moderating role of race/ethnicity in explaining illicit use. Data were drawn from five waves representing 9 years (2002-2010) of the 1997 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY), totaling 16,868 person-waves, and we engaged temporal ordering and generalized estimating equations (GEE) for panel data in STATA for data analysis. Results showed specific events affected risk of illicit substance use differentially across racial/ethnic groups. Strains commonly encountered in disorganized spaces affected non-Hispanic White's risk. Measured strains did not affect non-Hispanic Black respondents and findings for Hispanic respondents point to the family as a possible strain. Results indicated legal drug use and depression increased risk of illicit use greatly. Race/ethnicity's role in illicit use's associations with several variables illustrates differential implications for racial/ethnic groups in policy and preventive interventions.
Bibliography Citation
Ash-Houchen, William and Celia C. Lo. "Racial/Ethnic Differences in Illicit Substance Use: A Temporal-Ordered Test of General Strain Theory." Journal of Drug Issues 50,2 (April 2020): 209-230.
2. Chrusciel, Margaret M.
Alcohol Use, Employment, and Arrest: Making Sense of a Convoluted Relationship
Journal of Drug Issues 50,3 (July 2020): 341-355.
Also: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0022042620919353
Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: Sage Publications
Keyword(s): Alcohol Use; Arrests; Crime; Employment

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The relationships between alcohol use, employment, and arrest are complex and nuanced. This study examines the possibility of interactions between drinking and employment to evaluate whether the effects of alcohol use and/or employment on offending are contingent upon the other. Data from the 1997 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY97) are analyzed using multilevel logistic regressions to examine the possibility of interactions between alcohol use and employment in their impact on offending. Both drinking in general and binge drinking increase the odds of arrest. In contrast, employment reduces the likelihood of arrest. Results from analyses of potential interactions indicate alcohol use and employment interact in their effects on crime. Alcohol use and employment appear to interact such that the effect of alcohol use on arrest depends on how frequently a person works, and the protective effect of employment depends on how often a person consumes alcohol.
Bibliography Citation
Chrusciel, Margaret M. "Alcohol Use, Employment, and Arrest: Making Sense of a Convoluted Relationship." Journal of Drug Issues 50,3 (July 2020): 341-355.
3. Connolly, Eric J.
Sex Differences in Childhood Bullying Victimization and Trajectories of Substance Use From Adolescence to Adulthood
Journal of Drug Issues 47,1 (January 2017): 25-49.
Also: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0022042616678605
Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: College of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Keyword(s): Alcohol Use; Bullying/Victimization; Cigarette Use (see Smoking); Drug Use; Gender Differences; Substance Use

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Recent research has found that repeated bullying victimization increases the risk of developing several unhealthy habits later in life including periodic substance use. Comparatively less research, however, has examined whether the association between bullying victimization and developmental growth in substance use is different for males and females. The present study addressed this gap in the literature by analyzing data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997. Results from a series of sex-specific latent growth curve models reveal that bullied males experience faster increases in cigarette and marijuana use from adolescence to young adulthood compared to non-bullied males, while bullied females experience faster increases in cigarette use compared to non-bullied females. Bullied males also experience slower declines in cigarette and marijuana use from adolescence to middle adulthood, while bullied females experience slower declines in alcohol and cigarette use. Implications of these findings for research on sex differences in bullying victimization and developmental patterns of substance use are discussed.
Bibliography Citation
Connolly, Eric J. "Sex Differences in Childhood Bullying Victimization and Trajectories of Substance Use From Adolescence to Adulthood." Journal of Drug Issues 47,1 (January 2017): 25-49.
4. Hoffmann, John P.
Dufur, Mikaela J.
Huang, Lynn
Drug Use and Job Quits: A Longitudinal Analysis
Journal of Drug Issues 37,3 (Summer 2007): 569-596
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: College of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Keyword(s): Drug Use; Gender Differences; Quits; Unemployment

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Voluntary job separation, or quitting, occurs for a variety of reasons. Although it is often a positive move, it may also lead to periods of unemployment. Studies suggest that one factor that may be implicated in the likelihood of quitting is illicit drug use: Adult drug users may not only quit more frequently but also have a heightened probability of unemployment following a quit. Yet, prior research has not taken a sufficient longitudinal perspective, considered contemporary research on job mobility, nor examined gender differences. We assessed the association using longitudinal data on 8,512 individuals followed from 1984 to 1995. The results indicated that marijuana and cocaine use were associated with a higher probability of quitting. Moreover, marijuana use among males, but not females, was associated with a higher likelihood of experiencing periods of unemployment following a quit. We discuss the implications of these results for understanding gender-distinct patterns of drug use and occupational trajectories. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Bibliography Citation
Hoffmann, John P., Mikaela J. Dufur and Lynn Huang. "Drug Use and Job Quits: A Longitudinal Analysis." Journal of Drug Issues 37,3 (Summer 2007): 569-596.
5. Li, Spencer D.
The Religious Context of Parenting, Family Processes, and Alcohol Use in Early Adolescence
Journal of Drug Issues 41,4 (October 2011): 619-648. Also:https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/002204261104100408
Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: Sage Publications
Keyword(s): Alcohol Use; Family Process Measures; Modeling, Structural Equation; Parenting Skills/Styles; Religious Influences

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Personal religiosity has been identified as a protective factor against adolescent use and misuse of alcohol. Less is known about the influence of the religious context of parenting on the drinking behavior of adolescents. This study addresses this gap by investigating how religious context of parenting is related to marital relationship, parenting practice, child-parent bonding, and alcohol use and misuse in early adolescence. Through a structural equation modeling analysis of the data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997, this study finds that the religious context of parenting is negatively related to prevalence of alcohol use, frequency of alcohol consumption, and frequency of heavy drinking among early adolescents. In addition to its direct effect on adolescent drinking behavior, religious context of parenting appears to inhibit alcohol use and misuse indirectly by decreasing interparental conflict and increasing effective parenting and child-parent relationship.
Bibliography Citation
Li, Spencer D. "The Religious Context of Parenting, Family Processes, and Alcohol Use in Early Adolescence." Journal of Drug Issues 41,4 (October 2011): 619-648. Also:https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/002204261104100408.
6. Richardson, George B.
Dai, Chia-Liang
Chen, Ching-Chen
Nedelec, Joseph L.
Swoboda, Christopher M.
Chen, Wei-Wen
Adolescent Life History Strategy in the Intergenerational Transmission and Developmental Stability of Substance Use
Journal of Drug Issues 46,2 (April 2016): 102-121.
Also: http://jod.sagepub.com/content/46/2/102
Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: College of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Keyword(s): Alcohol Use; Cigarette Use (see Smoking); Delinquency/Gang Activity; Depression (see also CESD); Drug Use; Intergenerational Patterns/Transmission; Life Course; Personality/Big Five Factor Model or Traits; Substance Use

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Research suggests that fast life history strategy (LHS) may be a primary driver of substance use among young adults. However, a recent study reported that (a) young adult fast LHS did not subsume all theorized indicators of LHS during this period and (b) fast LHS among parents did not predict young adult fast LHS or liability for use of common substances. In this study, we used structural equations and national data to test whether these findings generalized to adolescence. In addition, given that LHS and substance use share genetic and neuropsychological bases, we examined whether fast LHS could explain the developmental stability of substance use. Overall, our results extend the findings discussed above and suggest that fast LHS fully explains the developmental stability of substance use among youth. We discuss implications for life history models, research applying life history theory and substance use, and substance abuse prevention and treatment.
Bibliography Citation
Richardson, George B., Chia-Liang Dai, Ching-Chen Chen, Joseph L. Nedelec, Christopher M. Swoboda and Wei-Wen Chen. "Adolescent Life History Strategy in the Intergenerational Transmission and Developmental Stability of Substance Use." Journal of Drug Issues 46,2 (April 2016): 102-121.