Religiosity, refusal efficacy, and substance use among African-American adolescents and young adults

Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 29-49

  Nasim, Aashir ^a   Utsey, Shawn O ^b   Corona, Rosalie ^b   Belgrave, Faye Z ^b  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; African Americans; Refusal efficacy; Religiosity; Substance use; Young adults

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; ILLICIT DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFUSAL EFFICACY; RELIGION; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONTROL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION; SELF EFFICACY; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 33751268461     PISSN: 15332640     EISSN: 15332659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J233v05n03_02     Document Type: Article

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