Citation
Vaske, Jaime (2013). Interaction of the TaqIA polymorphism and poor parental socialization on changes in adolescent marijuana use.
Substance Use and Misuse. vol. 48 (3) pp. 258-64
Abstract
The current study uses data from the genetic subsample from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) in waves I and II (ages of 11-19 and 12-20 respectively) to investigate the interaction of the TaqIA polymorphism and poor parental socialization on changes in adolescent marijuana use. Results reveal that TaqIA interacts with poor parental rule setting, but not quality of mother-child communication, to influence changes in marijuana use. Adolescents who are homozygous for the A1 and whose parents allow the youth to set their own curfew experience significant increases in marijuana use during adolescence. In contrast, youths with the A1/A1 genotype whose parents do not allow the adolescent to set their own curfew experience significant decreases in the frequency of marijuana use. These results suggest that direct parental social control may effectively suppress the genetic risk of the A1/A1 genotype on marijuana use in adolescence. The study's limitations are noted.
URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.3109%2F10826084.2012.754898Keyword(s)
Adolescent
Notes
1532-2491
Reference Type
Journal Article
Journal Title
Substance Use and Misuse
Author(s)
Vaske, Jaime
Year Published
2013
Volume Number
48
Issue Number
3
Pages
258-64
Edition
2013/01/11
ISSN/ISBN
1082-6084
DOI
10.3109/10826084.2012.754898
Reference ID
5146
