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Published in final edited form as: Soc Work Res. 2011 Sep 1;35(3):147–157. doi: 10.1093/swr/35.3.147

Table 1:

Descriptive Statistics for Variables Used in the Study

Variable M SD Range
Parental drug disapprovala 10.86 1.74 3.00–12.00
Parental controlb 27.66 5.50 14.00–42.00
Quality of father–adolescent relationshipc 25.23 6.47 9.00–36.00
Quality of mother–adolescent relationshipd 29.40 5.11 9.00–36.00
Alcohol refusal efficacye 6.74 4.19 4.00–28.00
a

Higher scores indicate the perception that parents would consider it wrong for adolescents to use drugs.

b

Higher scores indicate parental strictness.

c

Higher scores indicate a positive father–adolescent relationship.

d

Higher scores indicate a positive mother–adolescent relationship.

e

Higher scores reflect a lower sense of alcohol refusal efficacy.