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ERIC Number: EJ473927
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0090-1482
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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