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ADOLESCENT DRUG USE AND OTHER BEHAVIORS
Author(s) -
Hundleby John D.,
Carpenter Richard A.,
Ross R. A. J.,
Mercer G. William
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of child psychology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.652
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1469-7610
pISSN - 0021-9630
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1982.tb00049.x
Subject(s) - psychology , drug , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry
SUMMARY Little systematic information is available concerning the association between adolescent drug usage and other forms of behavior. The present study addressed this issue. Two hundred and thirty‐one adolescents completed questionnaires concerning their use of drugs (alcohol, tobacco, pain‐killers, marijuana, etc.). Factor analysis of endorsements of a broad range of behaviors, followed by regression analysis, indicated that sexual behavior, general delinquency, school misbehavior, social behavior and studying/reading (—) were all related to drug use. School achievement (—) and domestic behavior (—) gave lower correlations. Religious behavior did not emerge as a clear correlate.