Background: Using an ecological perspective to examine the roles of contextual factors and
proximal social processes, the current study examined problem behavior among …

Aim: To investigate whether or not a range of factors were associated with problematic
drinking, as assessed using the Adolescent Alcohol Involvement Scale (AAIS) in a sample of …

Background: Adolescent substance use can place youth at risk of a range of poor outcomes.
Few studies have attempted to explore in-depth young people's perceptions of how familial …

Background Concern is growing regarding frequent and excessive misuse of alcohol by
young people. The average age at which young people in Europe start to drink is twelve and …

This study utilised detailed data (on family dynamics, peers, schools and neighbourhoods)
collected from 1,097 parents, their children and siblings over a ten year period as part of the …

This paper critically reviews recent research exploring risk and protective factors for the
development of problematic substance use in populations of young people. Specific …

Parental alcohol problems can have a profound impact on children. Children depend on
their family to meet their physical, psychological and social needs and their economic …

The influence of family environment on adolescent substance use is well established, but
little is known about its impact on outcomes for young people in treatment for substance use …

Aims To explore the process of applying counterfactual thinking in examining causal
determinants of substance use trajectories in observational cohort data. Specifically, we …

Introduction: Harmful alcohol and cannabis use are social concerns associated with a range
of negative outcomes. Prior research has identified links between disrupted parent-child …