Emotion-focused coping as a mediator of maternal cocaine abuse and antisocial behavior.
- 1 January 2003
- journal article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
- Vol. 17 (1), 49-55
- https://doi.org/10.1037/0893-164x.17.1.49
Abstract
A great deal of data implicate parental drug use as a potential risk factor for child abuse; however, theories for understanding the links between maternal drug use and antisocial behavior have yet to be examined empirically. This case-control study investigated correlates of adult antisocial behavior among 279 inner-city mothers in 3 comparison groups: drug abusers (n = 112), depressed mothers (n = 73), and nonsubstance abusing controls (n = 94). Using hierarchical regression techniques and mediational analyses controlling for ethnicity, current depression, and family history of substance abuse, support was provided for an emotion-focused coping style as a link between addictive and antisocial behavior. These results highlight the importance of focusing on emotion regulation models in the prevention and treatment of violence in drug-abusing women.Keywords
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