Is it the music? Peer substance use as a mediator of the link between music preferences and adolescent substance use

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 387-394

  Mulder, Juul ^a   Ter Bogt, Tom F M ^b   Raaijmakers, Quinten A W ^b   Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse ^c   Monshouwer, Karin ^d   Vollebergh, Wilma A M ^b  

^a Ministerie van Justitie   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^d NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Alcohol; Cannabis; Music preference; Peers; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANNABIS SMOKING; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING; HUMAN; MUSIC; NETHERLANDS; PEER GROUP; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CHILD; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MUSIC; NETHERLANDS; PEER GROUP; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIAL FACILITATION; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STREET DRUGS;

EID: 77952551570     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2009.09.001     Document Type: Article

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