Developmental Changes in Peer Factors and the Influence on Marijuana Initiation among Secondary School Students.

Bailey, Susan L.; Hubbard, Robert L.

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ERIC Number: EJ430646

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1991

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Developmental Changes in Peer Factors and the Influence on Marijuana Initiation among Secondary School Students.

Bailey, Susan L.; Hubbard, Robert L.

Journal of Youth and Adolescence, v20 n3 p339-60 Jun 1991

A longitudinal sample of 3,454 urban and rural school students in grades 6 through 8 at baseline was used to examine developmental changes in peer factors and their influence on marijuana initiation. Friends' drug-related behaviors, rather then attitudes, were more strongly related to respondents' likelihood of initiating drug use. (TJH)

Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Drug Abuse, Friendship, Longitudinal Studies, Marijuana, Peer Influence, Predictor Variables, Secondary Education, Secondary School Students, Student Attitudes, Student Development

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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