Informal mentoring support as a potential moderator of the relation between adolescent dating violence victimization and substance use.
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| Title: | Informal mentoring support as a potential moderator of the relation between adolescent dating violence victimization and substance use. |
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| Authors: | Vengurlekar, Ishan N. (AUTHOR), Steggerda, Jake C. (AUTHOR), Brown, Melissa (AUTHOR), Kiefer, Julia L. (AUTHOR), Cavell, Timothy A. (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Journal of Community Psychology. Apr2023, Vol. 51 Issue 3, p1335-1344. 10p. 2 Charts. |
| Subjects: | Dating violence, Substance abuse, Mentoring, Crime victims, Teenagers |
| Abstract: | Research links adolescent dating violence (ADV) victimization to negative developmental outcomes, including involvement in substance use. Informal mentoring is associated with several positive outcomes, including reduced risk of substance use. Addressed in this study is whether support from an informal mentor can function to protect victims of ADV from involvement in substance use. Participants were 152 adolescents (grades 9–12). Findings revealed a significant association between ADV victimization and adolescents' involvement in substance use, as well as some evidence that support from an informal mentor moderates that link. When informal mentor support was low or at the mean, ADV victimization was significantly linked to adolescents' involvement in substance use; when informal mentor support was high, ADV victimization was unrelated to substance use involvement. Discussed are research and practice implications of the potential protective role of informal mentors for victims of ADV. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | Research links adolescent dating violence (ADV) victimization to negative developmental outcomes, including involvement in substance use. Informal mentoring is associated with several positive outcomes, including reduced risk of substance use. Addressed in this study is whether support from an informal mentor can function to protect victims of ADV from involvement in substance use. Participants were 152 adolescents (grades 9–12). Findings revealed a significant association between ADV victimization and adolescents' involvement in substance use, as well as some evidence that support from an informal mentor moderates that link. When informal mentor support was low or at the mean, ADV victimization was significantly linked to adolescents' involvement in substance use; when informal mentor support was high, ADV victimization was unrelated to substance use involvement. Discussed are research and practice implications of the potential protective role of informal mentors for victims of ADV. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 00904392 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/jcop.22968 |
