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Peer reviewedKaratzias, A.; Power, K. G.; Swanson, V. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2001
Studied the roles of demographic, school, nonschool, and personality factors in predicting the use of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs and maintenance of this use. Findings for 425 Scottish secondary school students show different predictive factors. Discusses implications of the findings for decreasing the prevalence of substance use. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Demography, Drinking
Peer reviewedGoldfried, Marvin R. – American Psychologist, 2001
Illustrates how clinical and research writings on gay, lesbian, and bisexual (GLB) issues remain invisible to mainstream psychology in such areas as life span development and aging, teen suicide, substance abuse, victimization, and family and couple relationships, examining determinants of wellbeing among GLBs and discussing what mainstream…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aging (Individuals), Awards, Family Influence
Peer reviewedMoore, Jane; Finkelstein, Norma – Child Welfare, 2001
Describes the development, implementation, and replication of a group-based parenting program for families affected by substance abuse, called the Nurturing Program for Families in Substance Abuse Treatment and Recovery in Massachusetts. Highlights early evaluation results showing that the program improves parenting and enhances parents'…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Welfare, Drug Rehabilitation
Peer reviewedSagrestano, Lynda M.; Heiss-Wendt, Renate M.; Mizan, Ainon N.; Kittleson, Mark J.; Sarvela, Paul D. – American Journal of Health Behavior, 2001
Identified the best methods of reaching people at high risk with HIV-prevention messages. Data from men who had sex with men, injection drug users, sex workers, HIV-positive people, heterosexuals, migrant workers, and perinatal women indicated that over 70 percent were exposed to HIV-prevention messages, though sources of exposure varied by risk…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, At Risk Persons, Health Behavior, Health Promotion
Westberg, Jane – Winds of Change, 2001
The Healthy Nations initiative supported 14 American Indian and Alaska Native communities in their efforts to reduce the harm done by drug and alcohol abuse. Three programs in Pueblo, Navajo, Apache, and Alaskan communities are described, that entail community organizing, youth recreational activities, indigenous role models, adventure activities,…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Alaska Natives, American Indians, Community Programs
Direct linkVan Dorn, Richard A.; Mustillo, Sarah; Elbogen, Eric B.; Dorsey, Shannon; Swanson, Jeffrey W.; Swartz, Marvin S. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2005
Objective: There were two aims: first, to examine the relationship between prior sexual abuse and three types of adult risky sexual behaviors [(1) ever traded sex for drugs or money, (2) had unprotected sex in the past 6 months, and (3) frequency of unprotected sex in the past 6 months] among persons with severe mental illness (SMI), and second,…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Mental Disorders, Males, Child Abuse
Smokowski, Paul R.; Kopasz, Kelly Holland – Children & Schools, 2005
Bullying represents a significant problem in U.S. schools, affecting approximately one in three children. The authors discuss the dynamics, types, characteristics, and consequences of school bullying. Risk factors for engaging in bullying, being bullied, and becoming both a bully and a victim are discussed. Research indicates that bullying has…
Descriptors: Risk, Depression (Psychology), Coping, Bullying
Latino Adolescents' Adjustment, Maternal Depressive Symptoms, and the Mother-Adolescent Relationship
Corona, Rosalie; Lefkowitz, Eva S.; Sigman, Marian; Romo, Laura F. – Family Relations, 2005
This study examined associations between adolescent behaviors, maternal depressive symptoms, and mother-adolescent relationships. Latina mothers and adolescents (111 dyads) completed questionnaires and participated in videotaped discussions. Mothers' depressive symptoms related to adolescents' internalizing and externalizing behaviors and family…
Descriptors: Family Relationship, Life Satisfaction, Antisocial Behavior, Adolescents
Huba, G. J.; Panter, A. T.; Melchior, Lisa A.; Trevithick, Lee; Woods, Elizabeth R.; Wright, Eric; Feudo, Rudy; Tierney, Steven; Schneir, Arlene; Tenner, Adam; Remafedi, Gary; Greenberg, Brian; Sturdevant, Marsha; Goodman, Elizabeth; Hodgins, Antigone; Wallace, Michael; Brady, Russell E.; Singer, Barney; Marconi, Katherine – Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2003
This article examines the structure of several HIV risk behaviors in an ethnically and geographically diverse sample of 8,251 clients from 10 innovative demonstration projects intended for adolescents living with, or at risk for, HIV. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses identified 2 risk factors for men (sexual intercourse with men and a…
Descriptors: Health Programs, Substance Abuse, Structural Equation Models, Risk
Kaukinen, Catherine; Demaris, Alfred – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2005
This article explores how the association between sexual violence and substance use and mental health differs by race and life course stage. Analyses are based on data (n = 8,000) from the Violence and Threats of Violence against Women and Men in the United States Survey, 1994-1996 (NVAWS). Although sexual violence does not heighten the risk of…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Racial Differences, Violence, Sexual Harassment
Peer reviewedSpiga, Ralph; Maxwell, R. Stockton; Meisch, Richard A.; Grabowski, John – Psychological Record, 2005
The present study examined whether in humans the generalized matching law described the relation between relative responding and relative drug intake by humans under concurrent variable interval variable interval (conc VI VI) schedules of drug reinforcement. Methadone-maintained patients, stabilized on 80 mg per day of methadone, were recruited…
Descriptors: Intervals, Reinforcement, Drug Addiction, Pharmacology
Peer reviewedHirschfeld, Lindsay M.; Edwardson, Karin L.; McGovern, Mark P. – Journal of American College Health, 2005
College substance use policies provide guidelines for student behavior and influence campus culture. Although they are the primary environmental strategy to address campus substance use, policies have not been systematically compared and studied. We constructed a systematic review method to examine the accessibility, comprehensiveness, enforcement…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, College Students, Substance Abuse, School Policy
LeMaster, Pamela L.; Beals, Janette; Novins, Douglas K.; Manson, Spero M. – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2004
This study examined the prevalence of suicidal behaviors among 1,638 Northern Plains American Indians ages 15?57. Age and gender patterns were investigated as was comorbidity with psychiatric and substance use disorders. Data from a population-based survey indicated that suicidal behaviors were more frequently reported among females than males and…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Mental Health Programs, American Indians, Suicide
Albus, Kathleen E.; Weist, Mark D.; Perez-Smith, Alina M. – Behavior Modification, 2004
This article assesses the relation between health risk behaviors and varying levels of exposure to violence in an effort to inform assessment and intervention efforts of a school-based mental health program serving inner-city youth. Health risk behaviors such as involvement in violence, risky sexual behavior, and substance use are clearly…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, High Risk Students, Student Behavior, Urban Youth
McCrystal, Patrick; Higgins, Kathryn; Percy, Andrew; Thornton, Maeve – Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 2005
The lifestyles of young people excluded from school have received much attention recently, particularly in relation to illicit drug use. Commentators have acknowledged that they constitute a high-risk group to social disaffection and substance abuse. This paper reports on a group of 48 young people living in Belfast aged 13-14 years who are…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Drug Use, Adolescents, Foreign Countries
