Peers' substance use is one of the most robust predictors of adolescent's substance use.
Albeit some empirical studies have explored factors that moderate peers' influences on …

Aims To further disentangle the role of exposure to drinking of role models (parents, peers,
best friends) in the development of young adolescent alcohol use, the current study …

Young adults are frequently exposed to alcohol posts from their friends on social networking
sites, and little research has investigated the influences of these posts on alcohol use …

The current study sought to better understand how leisure boredom is associated with
alcohol use and how peer factors moderated the relationship between state and trait leisure …

Using data from 600 adolescents (14-17 years old) from the 2015 National Survey of Sexual
Health and Behavior, we examined the prevalence and demographic correlates of …

Aim The purpose of this study is to provide a definition of adolescent friendship to aid in
nursing research and practice. Background Friendships are an essential part of …

Existing literature based on Social Cognitive Theory has established key environmental and
cognitive variables related to problem drinking in emerging adults, but further research is …

Aims Role models around the adolescent, including parents, peers, best friends and older
siblings, all act in ways to socialize the adolescent into alcohol use. This study aims to …

Objectives This study aimed to evaluate factors and profiles associated with the earlier onset
of cigarette/waterpipe smoking and alcohol consumption among Lebanese adolescents in …

Objectives This paper aims to investigate the association of parental, friends, and personal
factors with the risk of alcohol use in a sample of Slovenian adolescents, and whether these …