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50 Years of ERIC
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Macaulay, Araxi P.; Griffin, Kenneth W.; Gronewold, Elizabeth; Williams, Christopher; Botvin, Gilbert J. – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 2005
The current study explored the relationships between parenting practices and adolescent drug use. Suburban middle school students (N = 2129) completed surveys that included measures of perceived parental monitoring, discipline and setting an anti-drug message as well as measures of drug-related knowledge, attitudes and peer norms. Results…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Parenting Styles, Drug Abuse, Middle School Students
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Epstein, Jennifer A.; Botvin, Gilbert J.; Diaz, Tracy – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 2000
Examines the effects of linguistic acculturation (language spoken with friends and parents) and gender on alcohol use among Hispanic adolescents. Results reveal that a greater proportion of bilingual adolescents engaged in drinking than more acculturated adolescents. Within gender, these relationships were found only for boys. Suggests that…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adolescents, Bilingual Students, Drinking
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Epstein, Jennifer A.; Botvin, Gilbert J.; Griffin, Kenneth W.; Diaz, Tracy – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 1999
Study seeks to determine if ethnic and gender differences in polydrug use exist among a cohort of inner-city adolescents during the three-year middle school period (N=2,354). Results of self-report questionnaires reveal that Asian and Black adolescents generally reported less polydrug use than White and Hispanic youth, and that boys engaged in…
Descriptors: Drug Education, Drug Use, Inner City, Middle School Students
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Scheier, Lawrence M.; Botvin, Gilbert J.; Griffin, Kenneth W.; Diaz, Tracy – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 1999
Study uses longitudinal growth curve modeling to examine the dynamic relations between refusal skills and alcohol use. The estimated means for alcohol use indicated that on average these adolescents increased their alcohol use by a factor of 140% over a four-year period. Refusal skill efficacy declined by a factor of 13% over the same time frame.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Drinking, Health Education, Individual Development