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Abramoski, Kathryn; Pierce, Jennifer; Hauck, Corinne; Stoddard, Sarah – Journal of School Nursing, 2018
Purpose in life (PIL) promotes positive development and is associated with decreased substance use. However, to our knowledge, researchers have not investigated how different categories of PIL are associated with substance use behavior among youth. Therefore, we sought to explore categories of PIL and how they are related to substance use in a…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Life Satisfaction, Social Indicators
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Foshee, Vangie A.; Ennett, Susan T.; Bauman, Karl E.; Granger, Douglas A.; Benefield, Thad; Suchindran, Chirayath; Hussong, Andrea M.; Karriker-Jaffe, Katherine J.; DuRant, Robert H. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2007
The authors test biosocial models that posit interactions between biological variables (testosterone, estradiol, pubertal status, and pubertal timing) and social context variables (family, peer, school, and neighborhood) in predicting adolescent involvement with cigarettes and alcohol in a sample of 409 adolescents in Grades 6 and 8. Models…
Descriptors: Correlation, Context Effect, Grade 6, Social Environment
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Tubman, Jonathan G.; And Others – Child Development, 1996
Examined precursors and correlates of sexual intercourse patterns among 10th- and 11th-graders. The transition to onset of sexual intercourse was associated with increases in delinquency and slower increases in school grades. Earlier onset and a more persistent pattern of sexual intercourse were associated with more childhood problem behaviors,…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Antisocial Behavior