The present study examined putative environmental predictors of adolescent substance use,
using a prospective adoption design to distinguish between environmental mediation (ie …

A large literature shows that parent and sibling relationship factors are associated with an
increased likelihood of adolescent substance use. Less is known about the etiology of these …

OBJECTIVE: To review studies of adolescent substance use and abuse with genetically
informative designs. METHOD: Twin and adoption studies of adolescent substance use …

The present study utilizes longitudinal data from a high-risk community sample to examine
the unique effects of genetic risk, parental knowledge about the daily activities of …

This longitudinal study examined paternal, perceived maternal, and youth risk factors at
Time 1 (T1)(eg, substance use, violent victimization, parental rules) as predictors of the …

Research on adolescents focuses increasingly on features of the family in predicting and
preventing illicit substance use. Multivariate analyses of data from the National Survey of …

Objective: Although twin studies yield consistent evidence of heritability in the frequency of
adolescent alcohol use, parallel findings on parenting are more equivocal, supporting the …

Parents have an important role in their children's development. There is evidence that
parenting behaviors such as parental involvement, monitoring of children, and inconsistent …

Utilizing the large, longitudinal Minnesota Twin Family Study (N= 2510; 96% European
American ancestry), we examined the influence of several person-environment transactions …

Families contribute in a variety of ways to adolescent alcohol and drug use. In this chapter
we review theory and empirical evidence that describes family interactional processes that …