Purpose in Life, Cognitive Efficacy, and General Deviance as Determinants of Drug Abuse in Urban Black Youth.

Scheier, Lawrence M.; Botvin, Gilbert J.

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ERIC Number: EJ544094

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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Purpose in Life, Cognitive Efficacy, and General Deviance as Determinants of Drug Abuse in Urban Black Youth.

Scheier, Lawrence M.; Botvin, Gilbert J.

Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, v5 n1 p1-26 1996

Using cross-sectional data from a cohort of 8th-grade, urban, black youth, several latent-variable structural equation models were tested. Findings underscore the continued primacy of deviance in predicting drug use and the necessity of incorporating affective influences into current cognitive-behavioral intervention strategies for minority youth. (LSR)

Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Black Youth, Cognitive Restructuring, Drug Abuse, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 8, High Risk Students, Intervention, Structural Equation Models, Urban Youth

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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