Group-based trajectories of parent-child communication and parental knowledge between sexual minority and heterosexual girls and their associations with substance use.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Sexual minority girls (SMGs) may be at high risk for substance use partially due to anti-gay discrimination. Low levels of parent-child communication and parental knowledge may contribute to this risk. This study seeks to identify parent-child communication and parental knowledge trajectories, determine the likelihood of SMGs following these trajectories, and describe the relationships between these trajectories, sexual orientation, and substance use.

Methods

This is a secondary data analysis of the Pittsburgh Girls Study (N = 2450), a longitudinal study on the changes in behaviors among girls throughout childhood. We generated group trajectory models of parentchild communication and parental knowledge starting from age 12 to age 17 years. We then tested the lik

SUBMITTER: Montano GT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6289794 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature