Accuracy and Bias in Adolescents' Perceptions of Friends' Substance Use

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 80-89

  Henry, David B ^a   Kobus, Kimberly ^b   Schoeny, Michael E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy and bias; Adolescence; False consensus effect; Peer relationships; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; TOBACCO SMOKE;

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANNABIS SMOKING; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT ERROR; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; PREDICTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING HABIT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 79953755346     PISSN: 0893164X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0021874     Document Type: Article

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