Predictors of adolescent drug use: Cognitive abilities, coping strategies, and purpose in life

Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 33-52

  Minehan, Janet A ^a   Newcomb, Michael D ^b   Galaif, Elisha R ^c  

^a WESTMONT COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Coping; Drug use; Intelligence; Purpose in life

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034563836     PISSN: 1067828X     EISSN: 15470652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J029v10n02_04     Document Type: Article

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