Thrill Seeking and Religiosity in Relation to Adolescent Substance Use: Tests of Joint, Interactive, and Indirect Influences

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 683-696

  Mason, W Alex ^a   Spoth, Richard L ^b  

^a National Research Institute for Child and Family Studies   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Longitudinal; Religiosity; Substance use; Thrill seeking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PEER GROUP; PREDICTION; PREVENTION STUDY; RELIGIOSITY; RELIGIOUS ATTENDANCE; RELIGIOUS SALIENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; THRILL SEEKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; RELIGION; RISK-TAKING; RURAL POPULATION; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 83755219545     PISSN: 0893164X     EISSN: 19391501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0023793     Document Type: Article

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