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Ma, Grace Xuequin; Toubbeh, Jamil; Cline, Janette; Chisholm, Anita – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 1998
Examines American-Indian adolescents' perceptions of risk factors and effects associated with alcohol use during pregnancy, and age-related prevention strategies for fetal alcohol syndrome. Results indicate peer pressure, influences of adult drinking behaviors, stressful family environment, and acceptance of alcohol use in Indian community may be…
Descriptors: Adolescents, American Indians, Community Influence, Drinking
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Fick, Ana Correa; Thomas, Sarah Moody – Youth & Society, 1995
Examines the relationship between violence exposure and experimentation with cigarettes and alcohol, intentions to use cigarettes and alcohol, health locus of control, and health values. Responses from 110 inner-city children and adolescents ages 10 to 13 years show cigarette use positively associated with violence. Control scales were negatively…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Development, Behavioral Science Research
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Abdelrahman, 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