Social Competence and Substance Use among Rural Youth: Mediating Role of Social Benefit Expectancies of Use

Studied the mechanisms by which social competence may be associated with substance use during early adolescence in a sample of 1,568 rural junior high school students. Structural equation modeling indicated that social competence had a direct protective association with substance use. Discusses medi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of youth and adolescence 2001-08, Vol.30 (4), p.485-498
Hauptverfasser:	Griffin, Kenneth W, Epstein, Jennifer A, Botvin, Gilbert J, Spoth, Richard L
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Addictive behaviors Adolescent Development Adolescents Adult and adolescent clinical studies Alcohol use Assertiveness Behavior Benefits Biological and medical sciences Child development Children & youth Confidence Drinking Behavior Drug use Expectations Interpersonal Competence Iowa Junior High School Students Junior High Schools Medical sciences Middle schools Midwestern States Miscellaneous Peer Influence Peer Relations Peers Perceptions Prevention programs Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Questionnaires Rural areas Rural Youth Skill development Smoking Social Social Competence Social goals Social skills Structural Equation Models Students Substance Abuse Urban areas USA
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Zusammenfassung:	Studied the mechanisms by which social competence may be associated with substance use during early adolescence in a sample of 1,568 rural junior high school students. Structural equation modeling indicated that social competence had a direct protective association with substance use. Discusses mediating factors. (SLD)
ISSN:	0047-2891 1573-6601
DOI:	10.1023/A:1010449300990