Family-Based Interventions for the Prevention of Substance Abuse and Other Impulse Control Disorders in Girls

Table 2

Gender-sensitive drug use predictors in adolescents.

Gender-sensitive drug use predictors	More relevant
	Girls	Boys
Depression		✓
Conduct disorder	✓
Cigarette use	✓
Maternal alcoholism	✓
Maternal drug abuse	✓
Low parental attachment	✓
Low parental monitoring	✓
Low parental concern	✓
Unstructured home environment	✓
Dysfunctional family	✓
Smoking during pregnancy	✓
Aggressiveness in first grade		✓
Higher anxiety response	✓
Peer difficulties		✓
Childhood sexual abuse	✓