The Role of Cultural Norms in the Self-Esteem and Drug Use Relationship.

Moore, Sarah; And Others

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Publication Date: 1996

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The Role of Cultural Norms in the Self-Esteem and Drug Use Relationship.

Moore, Sarah; And Others

Adolescence, v31 n123 p523-42 Fall 1996

Used the "social deviance model" to investigate whether low self esteem (SE) was differentially related to substance use for respondents in varying cultural norms. Responses to intensity of tobacco, marijuana, alcohol and drug use, SE and cultural norm items from over 2,000 high school and college students failed to support this model. (KW)

Descriptors: Alcoholic Beverages, College Students, Culture, Drug Use, High School Students, Higher Education, Marijuana, Norms, Secondary Education, Self Concept Measures, Self Esteem, Substance Abuse, Tobacco, Values

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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