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Direct linkMcKay, Michael T.; Sumnall, Harry R.; Cole, Jon C.; Percy, Andrew – Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 2012
Cross-sectional and longitudinal studies have reported equivocal findings regarding the association between self-esteem, self-efficacy and adolescent alcohol use. Data were collected from a sample of 11-16-year olds in Northern Ireland (n = 4088) over two consecutive academic years measuring global self-esteem, academic, social and emotional…
Descriptors: Group Membership, Self Efficacy, Drinking, Adolescents
McCrystal, Patrick; Percy, Andrew – Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 2011
Aims: Substance use and misuse amongst young people attending colleges of further education (FE) has received little attention in the drug use literature in the UK. This article aims to explore the patterns of drug use amongst young people attending colleges of further education in Northern Ireland. Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Drug Abuse, Adult Education, Tests
Mccrystal, Patrick; Percy, Andrew – Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 2010
Aims: The aim of this article was to investigate the factors associated with ecstasy use in school-aged teenagers. Methods: This was a longitudinal study of adolescent drug use, which was undertaken in three towns in Northern Ireland. A questionnaire was administered annually to participants. In this article ecstasy use patterns amongst a cohort…
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Adolescents, Foreign Countries, Profiles
McAloney, Kareena; McCrystal, Patrick; Percy, Andrew – Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 2010
Young people's participation in sexual risk behaviours is commonly linked with participation in a range of other risky behaviours, and in particular with substance use behaviours. This cross-sectional analysis of the sixth sweep of the Belfast Youth Development Study aimed to examine associations between substance use and sexual activity and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sexuality, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Drug Abuse
McCrystal, Patrick; Percy, Andrew; Higgins, Kathryn – Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 2007
It is now common for young people in full-time compulsory education to hold part-time jobs. However, while the 1990s experienced a rise in illicit drug use particularly among young people and an increase in the level of interest in identifying factors associated with drug use, little attention has been paid to the influence of the money young…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Part Time Employment, Prevention, Money Management
McCrystal, Patrick; Higgins, Kathryn; Percy, Andrew; Thornton, Maeve – Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 2005
The lifestyles of young people excluded from school have received much attention recently, particularly in relation to illicit drug use. Commentators have acknowledged that they constitute a high-risk group to social disaffection and substance abuse. This paper reports on a group of 48 young people living in Belfast aged 13-14 years who are…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Drug Use, Adolescents, Foreign Countries
