Testing a model of the influence of family problem factors on high-risk youths’ troubled behavior: A three-wave longitudinal study

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 55-65

  Dembo, Richard ^a   Wothke, Werner ^b   Seeberger, William ^a   Shemwell, Marina ^a   Pacheco, Kimberly ^a   Rollie, Matthew ^a   Schmeidler, James ^c   Klein, Laine ^a   Hartsfield, Amy ^a   Livingston, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Small Waters Corporation   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Family problems and youth troubled behavior; Youth delinquency; Youth drug use; Youth problem behavior

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; DRUG ABUSE; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; SEXUAL ABUSE; VICTIM;

EID: 0034012415     PISSN: 02791072     EISSN: 21599777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2000.10400212     Document Type: Article

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