Religiosity and substance use: Test of an indirect-effect model in early and middle adolescence

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 84-96

  Walker, Carmella ^a   Ainette, Michael G ^a   Wills, Thomas A ^a   Mendoza, Don ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Confirmatory analysis; Indirect effect model; Mediation; Parent child conflict; Parental support; Religiousity; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS;

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; RELIGION; SELF CONTROL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TOBACCO;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 33947662586     PISSN: 0893164X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-164X.21.1.84     Document Type: Article

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