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Book A Study of the Relationship Between Peer Influence and Adolescent Substance Abuse

Download or read book A Study of the Relationship Between Peer Influence and Adolescent Substance Abuse written by Wai-Fong Poon and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-28 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Adolescent Relationships and Drug Use

Download or read book Adolescent Relationships and Drug Use written by Michelle A. Miller-Day and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2014-04-08 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adolescent Relationships and Drug Use explores the communicative and relational features of adolescent drug use. It focuses on peer norms, risk, and protective factors and considers how drugs are offered to adolescents, examining such factors as who makes the offers and how they are resisted, where the offers take place, and what relationship exists between the persons making the offers and the persons receiving them. Unlike other studies of drug resistance, this work examines the communication processes that affect adolescents' ability to effectively resist drug offers. Michelle Miller and her colleagues study how personal qualities, communication skills, and relationships with others affect an individual's ability to resist offers of drugs. This volume provides a detailed analysis of drug resistance in the context of such factors as relationships, types of drugs, family and peer group relationships, personality, and situations. It places drug use and resistance in a living, relational context, and offers the first comprehensive communication and relational approach to drug resistance. The authors argue for the development of a relational and communication competence model of drug resistance, and suggest unique approaches for future drug prevention efforts. In describing the social and relational processes of drug resistance and then linking intervention techniques to the adolescents' relational world, this work makes a major contribution toward understanding drug use among adolescents. It informs relationship, communication, and psychology research, assists drug and health research by presenting new ways of considering the issue, and enlightens drug resistance practice by demonstrating a new approach to prevention. As such, it makes an effective and invaluable contribution to the ongoing efforts to reduce drug use among adolescents.

Book Handbook of Drug Use Etiology

Download or read book Handbook of Drug Use Etiology written by Lawrence M. Scheier and published by Amer Psychological Assn. This book was released on 2010 with total page 689 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title presents differing theoretical perspectives and a mix of viewpoints on causation, consequences, prevention practices, and policy. It details important emerging areas of study on this topic, such as genetics, race, and age. It links drug use etiology to other areas of behavioral science. It presents implications of the science on policy and practice.

Book Drugs and Family peer Influence

Download or read book Drugs and Family peer Influence written by Documentation Associates and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Peer and family influence on adolescent drug addicts

Download or read book Peer and family influence on adolescent drug addicts written by Hina Qazi and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2014-10-29 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master's Thesis from the year 2014 in the subject Psychology - Miscellaneous, grade: A, , course: Msc, language: English, abstract: The aim of the present study was to find out the family and peer influences on adolescent drug addicts. The sample comprised of 110 adolescent (male) taken from the different areas of Khyber Pkhtoonkhwa. The instruments used were: (i) Index Of Family Relation (IFR). It consisted of a 5- point Likert type scale with 17 items. Seven items were positively coded, i.e. 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 14 16 & 17 and 10 were negatively coded. (ii) Index Of Peer Relation (IPR). It comprised of a 5 point Likert scale with 13 items. Eleven were positively coded and 2 items (4 &5) were negative. For the statistical analysis Mean, Stander Deviation and t-value was calculated that t-test were used to analyze the relationship of high and low income group of addicts with their peers and with their family. The correlation between family influence and friends influenced on the addicts was checked. The results indicated that lower income groups of adolescent drug addicts have poor relationships with their family and strong relationship with their peers. Low income group of addicts have more intrafamilial problem then the high income group of addicts. The alpha reliability of both scales was also calculated. The reliability of IFR is .95 and reliability of IPR is .7

Book Peer Influence and Adolescent Substance Use

Download or read book Peer Influence and Adolescent Substance Use written by Miyuki Vamadevan Arimoto and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Understanding Peer Influence in Children and Adolescents

Download or read book Understanding Peer Influence in Children and Adolescents written by Mitchell J. Prinstein and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 2008-05-13 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scientists, educators, and parents of teens have long recognized the potency of peer influences on children and youth, but until recently, questions of how and why adolescents emulate their peers were largely overlooked. This book presents a comprehensive framework for understanding the processes by which peers shape each other's attitudes and behavior, and explores implications for intervention and prevention. Leading authorities share compelling findings on such topics as how drug use, risky sexual behavior, and other deviant behaviors "catch on" among certain peer groups or cliques; the social, cognitive, developmental, and contextual factors that strengthen or weaken the power of peer influence; and the nature of positive peer influences and how to support them.

Book Adolescent Substance Abuse

Download or read book Adolescent Substance Abuse written by John S Wodarski and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-04 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is a comprehensive review of adolescent substance abuse issues and an expansive, empirically based curriculum for school-based programs to teach adolescents about the dangers of drugs and alcohol. The abuse of alcohol and other drugs among young people is a problem of alarming scope and gravity. Adolescent Substance Abuse explores the multiple forces which impact adolescents and can push them toward drug and alcohol abuse.Adolescent Substance Abuse proposes means by which to effect macro-level change in societal norms and values regarding substance abuse. The authors describes in detail an effective means of teaching adolescents about drugs and alcohol using an empirically based teaching method called Teams-Games-Tournaments (TGT). TGT was developed through extensive research on games used as teaching devices. It uses small groups as classroom work units and capitalizes on peer influence by using peers as teachers and supporters. The book explains an effective curriculum which utilizes the TGT approach and provides a program for parents. The curriculum is unique in that it is anchored in empirical data and delivered via adolescent peer groups. Adolescent Substance Abuse addresses other issues pertinent to the reduction of adolescent substance abuse by exploring subsystems of change, including school and peer group environments, home and family, the media, community movements, and business and industry. The book is a great source of innovative ideas for beginning and expert counselors, social workers, mental health professionals, school psychologists, and others who want to prevent adolescent abuse of drugs and alcohol.

Book Teenagers and Substance Use

Download or read book Teenagers and Substance Use written by D. Kirke and published by Springer. This book was released on 2006-07-14 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For years we have known that teenagers' peers influence their substance use. This book tells you how. It is not a simple explanation: it is based on the teenagers' own selection of peers, peer influence, the formation of social networks and the patterning of their peer ties. All of which can result in chain reactions in teenagers' substance use.

Book Cooperation in the Classroom

Download or read book Cooperation in the Classroom written by David W. Johnson and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Adolescent Peer Pressure

Download or read book Adolescent Peer Pressure written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Handbook of Developmental Psychopathology

Download or read book Handbook of Developmental Psychopathology written by Michael Lewis and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2014-04-09 with total page 836 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When developmental psychologists set forth the theory that the roots of adult psychopathology could be traced to childhood experience and behavior, the idea quickly took hold. Subsequently, as significant research in this area advanced during the past decade, more sophisticated theory, more accurate research methodologies, and improved replication of empirical findings have been the result. The Third Edition of the Handbook of Developmental Psychopathology incorporates these research advances throughout its comprehensive, up-to-date examination of this diverse and maturing field. Integrative state-of-the-art models document the complex interplay of risk and protective factors and other variables contributing to normal and pathological development. New and updated chapters describe current refinements in assessment methods and offer the latest research findings from neuroscience. In addition, the Third Edition provides readers with a detailed review across the spectrum of salient topics, from the effects of early deprivation to the impact of puberty. As the field continues to shift from traditional symptom-based concepts of pathology to a contemporary, dynamic paradigm, the Third Edition addresses such key topics as: Early Childhood disorders, including failure to thrive and attachment disorders. Aggression, ADHD, and other disruptive conditions. Developmental models of depression, anxiety, self-injury/suicide, and OCD. The autism spectrum and other chronic developmental disorders. Child maltreatment and trauma disorders. The Third Edition of the Handbook of Developmental Psychopathology is a discipline-defining, forward-looking resource for researchers, clinicians, scientist-practitioners, and graduate students in such fields as developmental psychology, psychiatry, social work, child and school psychology, educational psychology, and pediatrics.“p>

Book Drug Abuse and the American Adolescent

Download or read book Drug Abuse and the American Adolescent written by National Institute on Drug Abuse. Division of Research and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Drug Policy and the Public Good

Download or read book Drug Policy and the Public Good written by Thomas Babor and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-07-03 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illegal psychoactive substances and illicit prescription drugs are currently used on a daily basis all over the world. Affecting public health and social welfare, illicit drug use is linked to disease, disability, and social problems. Faced with an increase in usage, national and global policymakers are turning to addiction science for guidance on how to create evidence-based drug policy. Drug Policy and the Public Good is an objective analytical basis on which to build global drug policies. It presents the accumulated scientific knowledge on drug use in relation to policy development on a national and international level. By also revealing new epidemiological data on the global dimensions of drug misuse, it questions existing regulations and highlights the growing need for evidence-based, realistic, and coordinated drug policy. A critical review of cumulative scientific evidence, Drug Policy and the Public Good discusses four areas of drug policy; primary prevention programs in schools and other settings; supply reduction programs, including legal enforcement and drug interdiction; treatment interventions and harm reduction approaches; and control of the legal market through prescription drug regimes. In addition, it analyses the current state of global drug policy, and advocates improvements in the drafting of public health policy. Drug Policy and the Public Good is a global source of information and inspiration for policymakers involved in public health and social welfare. Presenting new research on illicit and prescription drug use, it is also an essential tool for academics, and a significant contribution to the translation of addiction research into effective drug policy.

Book Peer Influence  Family Bonding  and Adolescent Drug Use

Download or read book Peer Influence Family Bonding and Adolescent Drug Use written by Tonya Camille Hucks and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent figures from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (1997) report that 54.3% of high school seniors reported using an illicit drug at least once in their lives. A larger percentage of adolescent males (22.1%) than females (20.5%) engage in illicit drugs (National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1998). Previous research has suggested that one of the strongest predictors of adolescent drug abuse is peer influence (Hawkins, Catalano, & Miller, 1992). Recently, Mears et al. (1998) suggested that delinquent peers have a greater effect on the drug use of males than females. In addition, research has implicated the role of the family in the drug behaviors of adolescents (Baumrind, 1985). Concerning gender differences within the family, Cernkovich & Giordano (1987) suggest that girls who have a close and positive family relationship have a lower incidence of delinquent behavior than boys who have the same relationship. Although this finding was based on delinquent behavior rather than drug use, it suggests that the relationship between the quality of family relationships and drug use may be stronger among females than males. The primary aims of this study were to 1) examine the relationships of peer influence and family bonding to drug use and 2) examine gender as a moderator of those relationships. Participants were 131 male and female teenagers who participated in a demonstration program for high-risk youth in Bloomington, Indiana. This project was a secondary analysis of the baseline data collected from a sample about to participate in a national study of high-risk youth. Participants were recruited from juvenile courts in the Bloomington, Indiana area. Most students were recruited because they were facing probation due to delinquent behavior. Results reveal there were no evidence of a relationship of family bonding to adolescent drug use and no differences between male and female participants in the relationships of either peer influence or family bonding to adolescent drug use. Furthermore, for both models, the factor of peer influence contributed more to adolescent drug use than family bonding. Findings supported previous literature about the relationship of peer influence to adolescent drug use. An important implication of the findings is the need to address peer influence when designing prevention programs for this age group.