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Peer reviewedZapata, Jesse T.; Katims, David S; Yin, Zenong – Adolescence, 1998
Investigates the incidence and patterns of substance use and predictive risk factors in fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-grade low-income family Mexican Americans. Results capture patterns of substance use among this population over two years, as well as the relationship between reported risk factors in year one and the use of minor and major substances…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Demography, Drug Use, Incidence
Peer reviewedGonzalez, Jeanette; And Others – Adolescence, 1994
Assessed 440 high and low sports and danger risk-taking adolescents. Sports risk takers reported more danger-related risk taking, more drug use, and higher self-esteem than non-risk takers. Danger risk takers reported greater sports-related risk taking, more drug use, less intimacy with their mothers, less family responsibility taking, and less…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Athletics, Attitudes
Peer reviewedBhattacharya, Gauri – Adolescence, 1998
Examines intergenerational conflict as a precursor to substance use among second-generation Asian-Indian adolescents. Based on systems theory, a structural model depicting the linkage and temporal sequelae of mediating factors is presented. Identifies risk and protective factors unique to Asian-Indian adolescents. Examines the impact of gender…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adolescents, Conflict, Cultural Differences
