Psychological Characteristics of Juvenile Alcohol and Drug Users.

Sigurdsson, Jon F.; Gudjonsson, Gisli H.

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ERIC Number: EJ532022

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Publication Date: 1996

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Psychological Characteristics of Juvenile Alcohol and Drug Users.

Sigurdsson, Jon F.; Gudjonsson, Gisli H.

Journal of Adolescence, v19 n2 p121-26 Apr 1996

Investigates whether personality tests can differentiate between alcohol and drug users among juvenile offenders. Subjects were 108 Icelandic juvenile offenders who had been given conditional discharge, who received the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ) and Gough Socialisation Scale (GSS). Drug and alcohol users scored significantly lower than the other juveniles on the (GSS) and significantly higher on the EPQ lie scale. (KW)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Alcoholism, Crime, Criminals, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Drug Use, Personality Measures, Psychological Characteristics, Youth

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Eysenck Personality Inventory

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