Adolescent Delinquency, Drinking, and Smoking: Does the Gender of Friends Matter?

Youth and Society

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 805-826

  Sanchagrin, Kenneth ^a   Heimer, Karen ^b   Paik, Anthony ^c  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

delinquency; gender; peers; sex differences; substance use

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DELINQUENCY; DRINKING; FRIEND; FRIENDSHIP; HUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIAL BONDING; SOCIAL NETWORK;

EID: 85026627925     PISSN: 0044118X     EISSN: 15528499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0044118X14563050     Document Type: Article

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