Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ527125
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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Psychological Characteristics of Juvenile Alcohol and Drug Users.
Sigurdsson, Jon F.; Gudjonsson, Gisili H.
Journal of Adolescence, v19 n1 p41-46 Feb 1996
Investigates whether personality tests could differentiate between alcohol and drug users among juvenile offenders. Subjects were 108 juvenile offenders given conditional discharge. Results indicate that frequent drug and/or alcohol abusers scored lower on the Gough Socialization Scale and higher on the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire lie scale. (JPS)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Delinquency, Drug Abuse, Lying, Psychological Characteristics, Socialization
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Iceland
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Eysenck Personality Inventory
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