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McMahon, Susan D.; Felix, Erika D.; Halpert, Jane A.; Petropoulos, Lara A. N. – Journal of Community Psychology, 2009
Past research has shown that exposure to violence leads to aggressive behavior, but few community-based studies have examined theoretical models illustrating the mediating social cognitive processes that explain this relation with youth exposed to high rates of violence. This study examines the impact of community violence on behavior through…
Descriptors: Violence, Aggression, Structural Equation Models, Self Efficacy
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Kobus, Kimberly; Henry, David B. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2010
Network position ("isolate," "member," "liaison"), peer-group substance use, and their interaction were examined as predictors of cigarette, alcohol, and marijuana use in a sample of 163 urban sixth, seventh, and eighth graders. Two measures of peer substance use were compared: one based on social network analysis…
Descriptors: Smoking, Marijuana, Drinking, Early Adolescents