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Greene, Kathryn; Krcmar, Marina; Walters, Lynda H.; Rubin, Donald L.; Hale, Jerold L. – Journal of Adolescence, 2000
Samples adolescents and college students to examine relative contributions of egocentrism and sensation-seeking to risk-taking behavior. Results indicate a latent factor labeled risk-seeking predicted a latent factor labeled delinquent behavior, primarily indicated by alcohol consumption and delinquency. Other results indicate that consistently…
Descriptors: Adolescent Behavior, Adolescents, Delinquency, Drinking
Free, Marvin D., Jr. – 1991
Inadequate samples, methodological deficiencies, and inadequate measures of delinquency and family structure have contributed to the confusion regarding the relationship between the broken home and delinquency. This investigation, seeking to overcome many of the deficiencies of earlier research, used a large, geographically diverse sample, a…
Descriptors: College Students, Delinquency, Etiology, Family Structure
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Wright, Loyd S.; And Others – NASPA Journal, 1984
Surveyd 1,768 students to examine the incidence of suicidal thoughts. Results showed 5.7 percent of the males and 6.1 percent of the females had recently considered suicide, citing family problems, poor self-concept, drug abuse, delinquency, and inner turmoil. (JAC)
Descriptors: College Students, Delinquency, Drug Abuse, Family Problems
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Free, Marvin D., Jr. – Youth and Society, 1993
Three models reflecting stages of substance abuse were tested using path analysis with subsamples of 626 to 850 subjects. Models indicate that measures of religiosity and religious conservatism help explain substance use. Results suggest that explanations of substance abuse can be enhanced through models using stage of drug involvement. (SLD)
Descriptors: College Students, Conservatism, Delinquency, Drinking