Social Work , 326-330. Parental and peer influences on the onset of heavier drinking among adolescents. A longitudinal study of stress buffering for adolescent problem behaviors. Alcohol and drug use, and depression among Hispanic men in early adulthood. The role of peers and family.
Family support decreases influence of deviant peers on Hispanic adolescents substance use.
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