Parents, Peers, Perceived Risk of Harm, and the Neighborhood: Contextualizing Key Influences on Adolescent Substance Use

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 228-247

  Zimmerman, Gregory M ^a   Farrell, Chelsea ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Family; Neighborhood; Peer; Perceived harm; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CAREGIVER; COHORT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; INTERVIEW; JUVENILE; NEIGHBORHOOD; RESIDENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUBSTANCE USE; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; FRIEND; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; ILLINOIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHICAGO; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGY, ADOLESCENT; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84961639794     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-016-0475-5     Document Type: Article

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