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Vidourek, Rebecca A.; King, Keith A. – American Journal of Health Education, 2013
Background: Over-the-counter (OTC) drug use is an increasing health issue among adolescents. Purpose: This study investigated OTC drug use among 7th through 12th grade multiracial students in one metropolitan area. Methods: A total of 2134 students completed the PRIDE Questionnaire, which examines alcohol and other drug use. Results: A total of…
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Parent Influence, Teacher Influence, Educational Environment
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Veenstra, Rene; Lindenberg, Siegwart; Tinga, Frank; Ormel, Johan – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2010
Some pupils already show unexcused, illegal, surreptitious absences in elementary education or the first years of secondary education. Are weak social bonds (see also Hirschi, 1969) and a lack of self-control (Gottfredson & Hirschi, 1990) indicative of truancy at an early age? Of the children in our sample, 5% were persistent truants in late…
Descriptors: Economic Status, Truancy, Delinquency, Secondary Education
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Bimler, David; Kirkland, John – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2001
Established and novel multivariate methods were used to examine informants' rankings of 73 motives/causes for truancy. Five main relatively homogeneous clusters of motives/causes emerged, two covering a previously recognized pattern of parent-condoned truancy, and three related to recognized syndromes of adolescent delinquency. It was suggested…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Data Analysis, Delinquency