Descriptive correlational study reveals parenting styles and childhood trauma significantly influence substance use in adolescent boys, indicating vital implications for prevention.
Key Points
Maladaptive parenting styles and childhood trauma are positively associated with substance use tendencies.
Perceived social support has a negative relationship with substance use tendencies, highlighting its protective role.
Approximately 57% of the variance in substance use tendencies among adolescent boys can be explained by these three factors.
The study uses a correlational design, involving 200 male secondary school students in Tehran for data collection.