The effect of negative emotion on licit and illicit drug use among high school dropouts: An empirical test of general strain theory

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 755-770

  Drapela, Laurie A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug use; Gender; General Strain Theory; High school dropout

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749522690     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-006-9059-0     Document Type: Article

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