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Individual and Peer Characteristics in Predicting Boys' Early Onset of Substance Abuse: A Seven Year Longitudinal Study.
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Dobkin, Patricia L.; And Others – Child Development, 1995
Examined the role of individual characteristics and peer influences in evoking early substance abuse in young boys. Individual characteristics, such as fighting, hyperactivity, oppositional behaviors, and likability, were found to be pivotal in the development of substance abuse--more than friends' deviance. Results suggest that prevention…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Behavior Patterns, Children, Delinquency