%0 Journal Article
%T The Impact of Adolescent Substance Use on Family Functioning:  The Mediating Role of Internalizing Symptoms
%A Beth S. Russell
%A Christine M. Ohannessian
%A Emily Simpson
%A Kaitlin M. Flannery
%J Youth & Society
%@ 1552-8499
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0044118X16688708
%X This longitudinal study sought to investigate associations between adolescent substance use and family functioning and whether internalizing symptoms play a mediating role in this relationship; based on growing evidence from the literature, we also explored gender differences. Participants (N = 1,036) completed surveys in school during 2007, 2008, and 2009. Path analysis results indicated that boysĄ¯ alcohol use negatively predicted family functioning while marijuana use results indicate both significant impacts on family functioning. Further results show that boysĄ¯ depressive symptoms mediated the relationships between alcohol use and family cohesion and adaptability. For girls, depressive symptoms negatively predicted family functioning (cohesion, adaptability, communication with mother/father), whereas anxiety symptoms positively predicted this same set of family functioning outcomes with the exception of communication with father
%K anxiety
%K depression
%K families
%K alcohol and drug use/abuse/addiction
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0044118X16688708