Ethnic and gender differences in risk for early adolescent substance use

Regression analyses indicated susceptibility to peer pressure and peer alcohol use were the best predictors of individual substance use. These findings were consistent across gender and ethnicity. In all groups, interpersonal variables accounted for more variance in predicting risk than intrapersona...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of youth and adolescence 1994-04, Vol.23 (2), p.195-213
Hauptverfasser:	Flannery, D.J, Vazsonyi, A.T, Torquati, J, Fridrich, A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Academic Achievement Addictive behaviors adjustment Adolescents Adult and adolescent clinical studies aggression Arizona Biological and medical sciences depression Drug addiction Drug Use early adolescents Ethnicity Gender differences High School Students Hispanic Americans Hispanics Interpersonal Relations Medical sciences monitoring nationalities and ethnic groups parent-child relationships peer influence peer pressure peer relationships Psychological Factors Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Risk Risks schools self-esteem Substance Abuse Whites Young people
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Zusammenfassung:	Regression analyses indicated susceptibility to peer pressure and peer alcohol use were the best predictors of individual substance use. These findings were consistent across gender and ethnicity. In all groups, interpersonal variables accounted for more variance in predicting risk than intrapersonal variables. (Original abstract-amended)
ISSN:	0047-2891 1573-6601
DOI:	10.1007/BF01537445