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Peer reviewedHays, Scott P.; Hays, Carol E.; Mulhall, Peter F. – Journal of Primary Prevention, 2003
Study researched the impact of the contextual characteristics of the community on self-reported 8th grade alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use. Results indicate that community disorganization is an important risk factor for ATOD use while family supports is an important protective factor. Greater economic constraints decreases, rather than…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Characteristics, Community Influence, Drinking
Peer reviewedBellair, Paul E.; Roscigno, Vincent J. – Social Forces, 2000
Analyses of local labor market data and national longitudinal survey data on adolescents suggest strong effects of low-wage service-sector concentration and unemployment on the likelihood of both fighting and drug use among adolescents. Mediating processes included the patterning of family income, family intactness, and adolescent attachment to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Influence, Delinquency, Drug Use
Peer reviewedAbdelrahman, A. I.; Rodriguez, Gloria; Ryan, John A.; French, John F.; Weinbaum, Donald – Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 1998
Examines the correlates of substance abuse among New Jersey middle school students by employing an epidemiological perspective in which an individual's risk of using cigarettes, alcohol, and drugs is predicted to increase in relation to the amount of vulnerability and/or risk an individual faces. (Author/MKA)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Community Influence, Drinking
