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Parental Influences on Hispanic Adolescent Heroin Use

Capece, Alexandra E
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1385114194

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2013, MS, University of Cincinnati, Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services: Health Education.
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of parental factors on annual (past year) heroin use in Hispanic youth within the Greater Cincinnati area. The following research questions were examined for this study: 1) Do family structure, parental education, and parental job status impact Hispanic adolescents' annual heroin use? 2) Does the impact of these variables on Hispanic adolescents' annual heroin use differ based on sex and grade? Participants were Hispanic students in 7th through 12th grade (N = 946) in public and private schools within the Greater Cincinnati area. Logistic regression analyses revealed that annual heroin use differed based on family structure, parent education, and parent job status. Specifically, annual heroin use was significantly higher among students who did not live with their biological parents, students whose father had a high school diploma/GED or less, and students whose father was unemployed. Health professionals should consider these findings when developing drug prevention programs targeted toward Hispanic youth.
Keith King, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Rebecca Vidourek, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
25 p.
Health Education
adolescent; Hispanic; heroin use; substance abuse

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  • Capece, A. E. (2013). Parental Influences on Hispanic Adolescent Heroin Use [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1385114194

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Capece, Alexandra. Parental Influences on Hispanic Adolescent Heroin Use. 2013. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1385114194.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Capece, Alexandra. "Parental Influences on Hispanic Adolescent Heroin Use." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1385114194

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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