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Richard, Alan J.; Trevino, Roberto A.; Baker, Marcia; Valdez, James – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2010
Drawing on theories of symbolic interaction, some researchers have suggested that negative reflected appraisal imposes a "delinquent" identity on adolescents whom adults and peers perceive as delinquent, creating ego identity discomfort that these adolescents seek to mitigate through association with drug-using peers for whom the…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Delinquency, Marijuana, Prevention
Staggs, Frank M., Jr.; Nyberg, Kenneth L. – 1977
Drug abuse and the differences in drug use patterns and related behavior between rural blacks and whites were examined. Questionnaires were administered to 993 (369 black and 624 white) rural adolescents in grades 7-12 in randomly selected schools in Texas. The instrument totaled 15 pages containing 65 items which yielded 178 quantifiable…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Black Youth, Comparative Analysis, Drinking