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Publication Date: 1990
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Shyness and Sociability: A Dangerous Combination for Illicit Substance Use in Adolescent Males?
Page, Randy M.
Adolescence, v25 n100 p803-06 Win 1990
Examined relationship of shyness and sociability to illicit substance use in 654 male high school students. Found that, in general, shy males were significantly more likely to use illicit substances than were not-shy peers. Shy, highly sociable males were significantly more likely to use hallucinogenic substances than were shy, less sociable males and not-shy males. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Cocaine, High School Students, High Schools, Illegal Drug Use, Males, Marijuana, Shyness, Social Behavior, Substance Abuse
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Language: English
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