Substance Use among Youth (Grades 4-12) in Rural Indiana: Students' Reported Use vs. Parents' Perceptions of Students' Use.

Defferbaugh, Kim B.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ473927

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1993

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Substance Use among Youth (Grades 4-12) in Rural Indiana: Students' Reported Use vs. Parents' Perceptions of Students' Use.

Defferbaugh, Kim B.; And Others

Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, v39 n1 p19-33 Fall 1993

Assessed substance use by 2,125 students in grades 4 through 12 and explored differences between students' reported substance use and parents' perceptions of student use. While all parents believed that some students were using cigarettes, alcohol, or marijuana, they underestimated percentage of students in their child's grade who reported use of variety of substances, especially alcohol. (Author/NB)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Drinking, Intermediate Grades, Marijuana, Parent Attitudes, Preadolescents, Secondary Education, Smoking, Student Attitudes, Student Behavior, Substance Abuse

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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