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Peer reviewedKatims, David S.; Yin, Zenong; Zapata, Jesse T. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2001
A study examined the causal effects of distal and proximal risk factors for the use of gateway substances by 136 Mexican American adolescents (ages 11-15) identified with learning disabilities. Factors included peer delinquency, school satisfaction, self-esteem, language acculturation, socialization acculturation, self-reported delinquency,…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adolescents, Delinquency, Drinking
