Correlates of adolescent marijuana use as related to age, sex, and ethnicity

This study examines the interactive effects of background factors and personality/attitudinal and perceived environmental dimensions on adolescent drug behavior. Data were collected during home interviews using a structured interview schedule. The sample consisted of 403 British West Indian black, A...

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Published in:The Yale journal of biology & medicine 1977-07, Vol.50 (4), p.383-390
Main Authors: Brook, J S, Lukoff, I F, Whiteman, M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
African Americans
Age Factors
Cannabis
Female
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Male
New York City
Original Contributions
Sex Factors
Social Conformity
Substance-Related Disorders - psychology
West Indies - ethnology
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Summary:This study examines the interactive effects of background factors and personality/attitudinal and perceived environmental dimensions on adolescent drug behavior. Data were collected during home interviews using a structured interview schedule. The sample consisted of 403 British West Indian black, American black, and white adolescents, ranging in age from 13 to 17. Results suggested that two processes, nonconformity to conventional middle class values at both the personality/attitudinal and institutional level, and modeling of familial and peer drug use account in large part for adolescent drug behavior. The majority of correlates of adolescent drug behavior were similar in different sex, age, and ethnic groups.
ISSN:0044-0086
1551-4056