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The Relationship of Adolescent Perceptions of Peer Norms and Parent Involvement to Cigarette and Alcohol Use.
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Olds, R. Scott; Thombs, Dennis L. – Journal of School Health, 2001
Assessed the relative influence of peer norms and parental involvement on adolescent cigarette and alcohol use. Surveys of secondary school students indicated that the relative balance of peer-parent influences did not differ across grades. In all grades, perceived peer norms had substantially greater correlations with cigarette and alcohol use…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Behavior Standards, Drinking
Adolescent Perceptions of College Student Drinking.
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Thombs, Dennis L.; Olds, R. Scott; Ray-Tomasek, Jennifer – American Journal of Health Behavior, 2001
Surveyed secondary school students regarding their perceptions of college student drinking. Most 7th graders had normative perceptions of collegiate drinking. Adolescent substance use most closely related to peer norms. Perceptions of collegiate drinking independently related to alcohol use intensity, drinking onset, and indicators of tobacco and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Standards, College Students, Drinking