Alcohol Use and Academic Status among Mexican American and White Non-Hispanic Adolescents

Compares alcohol use among Mexican-American and White non-Hispanic school dropouts, and among students in good academic standing. Results indicate that dropouts are at a higher risk for alcohol use and misuse. Discusses implications in terms of prevalence and prevention. (Author/GCP)

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Veröffentlicht in:	Adolescence 1998, Vol.33 (132), p.751-760
Hauptverfasser:	Arellano, Charleanea M, Chavez, Ernest L, Deffenbacher, Jerry L
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Academic Achievement Addictive behaviors Adolescent Adolescent Behavior Adolescent Development Adolescents Adult and adolescent clinical studies Alcohol Abuse Alcohol and youth Alcohol Drinking Alcohol use Alcoholism At Risk Persons Biological and medical sciences Drinking Dropouts Dropping out Educational Status Ethnic differences European Continental Ancestry Group - statistics & numerical data Gender differences High school dropouts High school students High schools Hispanic Americans Humans Incidence Late Adolescents Medical sciences Mexican American youth Mexican Americans Mexican Americans - statistics & numerical data Prevention Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Reading Skills Relationship Secondary Education Sex Differences Student Dropouts Students Teenagers United States USA White people White Students Whites
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Zusammenfassung:	Compares alcohol use among Mexican-American and White non-Hispanic school dropouts, and among students in good academic standing. Results indicate that dropouts are at a higher risk for alcohol use and misuse. Discusses implications in terms of prevalence and prevention. (Author/GCP)
ISSN:	0001-8449