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Fagan, Abigail A.; Wright, Emily M. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2011
Objective: This study investigated the long-term effects of exposure to intimate partner violence in the home on adolescent violence and drug use and gender differences in these relationships. Although the general relationship between exposure to IPV and negative outcomes for youth has been demonstrated in past research, gender differences in the…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Neighborhoods, Females, Caregivers
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Fothergill, Kate E.; Ensminger, Margaret E.; Green, Kerry M.; Robertson, Judith A.; Juon, Hee Soon – Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 2009
This study examines pathways to adult marijuana and cocaine use in a cohort of African Americans from Woodlawn, an inner city community in Chicago. Assessments were conducted in first grade (age 6), adolescence (age 16), early adulthood (age 32), and in mid-adulthood (age 42). The "social adaptation life course" framework guided the…
Descriptors: Social Integration, Marijuana, Cocaine, Drug Use