The Struggling Adolescent: A Social-Phenomenological Study of Adolescent Substance Abuse.

Wolf, Barry M.

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ERIC Number: EJ246739

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Publication Date: 1981

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The Struggling Adolescent: A Social-Phenomenological Study of Adolescent Substance Abuse.

Wolf, Barry M.

Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, v26 n3 p51-61 Spr 1981

A phenomenological investigation was conducted to examine the causal factors of adolescent substance abuse. Results indicated the adolescent substance abuser sees life as a struggle, sees self as an outsider, feels powerless and uses drugs to cope with anxiety. (RC)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Coping, Data Collection, Drug Abuse, Emotional Problems, Individual Characteristics, Psychological Patterns, Research Methodology, Self Concept, Social Isolation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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