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ERIC Number: EJ648774
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-1046-6819
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The Use of Tobacco, Alcohol, and Marijuana by Mexican American Adolescents with Learning Disabilities: A Longitudinal Study of Selected Risk Factors.
Katims, David S.; Yin, Zenong; Zapata, Jesse T.
Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, v11 n2 p75-84 Spr 2001
A study examined the causal effects of distal and proximal risk factors for the use of gateway substances by 136 Mexican American adolescents (ages 11-15) identified with learning disabilities. Factors included peer delinquency, school satisfaction, self-esteem, language acculturation, socialization acculturation, self-reported delinquency, availability of substances, and attitudes toward substance use. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adolescents, Delinquency, Drinking, Drug Abuse, High Risk Students, Language Acquisition, Learning Disabilities, Marijuana, Mexican Americans, Peer Influence, Predictor Variables, Self Esteem, Social Integration, Student Attitudes, Substance Abuse, Tobacco
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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