NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Back to results
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
ERIC Number: EJ412558
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Available Date: N/A
Biological Maturation in Adolescence and the Development of Drinking Habits and Alcohol Abuse among Young Males: A Prospective Longitudinal Study.
Andersson, Tommy; Magnusson, David
Journal of Youth and Adolescence, v19 n1 p33-41 Feb 1990
The relationship between biological maturation, as evidenced by skeletal growth, during adolescence and the development of drinking habits and alcohol abuse was studied for a representative group of Swedish males (N=88). Early and late maturers had more advanced drinking habits at age 14 years than did normally maturing subjects. (TJH)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Biological Influences, Drinking, Foreign Countries, Individual Development, Longitudinal Studies, Males, Maturity (Individuals), Predictor Variables, Secondary Education, Secondary School Students, Skeletal System, Social Psychology
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Sweden
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Author Affiliations: N/A