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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
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Peer Victimization and Alcohol Involvement among Adolescents Self-Selecting into a School-Based Alcohol Intervention
McGee, Elizabeth; Valentine, Courtney; Schulte, Marya T.; Brown, Sandra A.
Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, v20 n3 p253-269 2011
To increase understanding of factors that prompt adolescents to seek alcohol-related services, this research examined the characteristics of youths who self-selected into a secondary alcohol intervention. Using a cross-sectional study of high school students (N = 6,748), the authors explored participants' alcohol involvement, alcohol-related problems, and bullying/peer victimization. Compared to students that did not self-select, intervention students were more likely to have more hazardous drinking experience, to drink alone, experience alcohol-related problems, report more bullying/peer victimization, be male, and be in the tenth grade. Findings provide support that this developmentally tailored approach to early intervention successfully attracted youths with an array of risk factors. (Contains 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Intervention, Bullying, Alcohol Abuse, At Risk Persons, Adolescents, Victims, Peer Relationship, Help Seeking, Student Characteristics, High School Students, Gender Differences, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Comparative Analysis, Age Differences, Racial Differences
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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