Risk Factors for Substance Use among Mexican American School-Age Youth.

Yin, Zenong; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ498140

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Publication Date: 1995

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Risk Factors for Substance Use among Mexican American School-Age Youth.

Yin, Zenong; And Others

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, v17 n1 p61-76 Feb 1995

A survey of 2,216 low-SES Mexican American students in grades 4-6 investigated family, social, and psychological risk factors related to substance abuse. Use of major and minor substances was related to respondent score on an index of 11 risk factors. Relationship between major substance use and risk index was significantly greater for females than males. (SV)

Descriptors: Drinking, Drug Use, Elementary School Students, Family Characteristics, Females, High Risk Students, Intermediate Grades, Males, Mexican Americans, Peer Influence, Personality Traits, Preadolescents, Risk, Sex Differences, Student School Relationship, Substance Abuse

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Texas

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