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ERIC Number: EJ299266
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Difficult Temperament and Drug Use: Analyses from the New York Longitudinal Study.
Lerner, Jacqueline V.; Vicary, Judith R.
Journal of Drug Education, v14 n1 p1-8 1984
Examined the role of difficult temperament or behavioral style and tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana use in the 133 subjects of the New York Longitudinal Study. Results indicated that the possession of difficult temperamental characteristics at age five and in early adulthood are associated with drug use in young adulthood. (JAC)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adults, Behavior Patterns, Child Development, Children, Drug Use, Elementary Secondary Education, Longitudinal Studies, Personality Traits, Predictor Variables, Psychological Patterns
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Temperament