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Background: Childhood maltreatment (including sexual abuse, physical abuse, and neglect) is a significant risk factor for substance use and drug-related problems in adolescents and young adulthood. Objective: This study aimed to examine the associations between social support, forms of abuse experienced in childhood, and subsequent alcohol and drug use in young adulthood. Method: Data were drawn from a large-scale, nationally representative longitudinal sample of N=1,497. Hierarchical and logistic regressions were...

Many Romanian parents leave their families behind in search of a better life, resulting in thousands of abandoned children. The absence of parents and disrupted attachments adversely affect the socioemotional development of these children, leading to lower psychological well-being. Existing data primarily focus on children and negative aspects and are less known about the effects of parental absence on adolescents’ wellbeing. Purpose: This study aims to examine the psychological well-being of left-behind adolescen...