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Relationship of alcohol use to delinquency and illicit drug use in adolescents : gender, age, and racial/ethnic differences
(Relations entre consommation d'alcool et la délinquance, d'une part et l'usage de drogues illicites, d'autre part, chez des adolescents : différences selon le sexe, l'âge, et l'appartenance ethnique)
Auteur(s) :
BARNES, G. M. ;
WELTE, J. W. ;
HOFFMAN, J. H.
Année
2002
Page(s) :
153-178
Langue(s) :
Anglais
ISBN :
0022-0426
Refs biblio. :
52
Domaine :
Plusieurs produits / Several products
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus mots-clés
CONSOMMATION
;
ALCOOL
;
PRODUIT ILLICITE
;
DELINQUANCE
;
ADOLESCENT
;
COMPARAISON
;
EPIDEMIOLOGIE DESCRIPTIVE
;
ETHNIE
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Note générale :
Journal of Drug Issues, 2002, 32, 153-178
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
Alcohol use has been linked to other substance use and delinquency in adolescents. However, few studies have examined variations in these relationships in representative subsamples of gender, age and racial/ethnic groups. Respondents in this study were 19,321 New York State 7-12th grade students. After controlling for significant sociodemographic factors in a regression analysis, all of the alcohol measures remained strong predictors of both delinquency and illicit drug use. Significant interactions between alcohol measures and gender, age and racial/ethnic groups were also found. For example, the relationship between binge drinking and delinquency was stronger for males than females. The relationships between alcohol measures and both delinquency and illicit drug use were stronger for younger adolescents than older adolescents. American Indians showed an added risk over other groups of being delinquent and using illicit drugs if they began drinking at an early age. Prevention efforts to delay initiation into alcohol use are likely to have effects not only on alcohol misuse but also on the development of other substance use and delinquency. (Author's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Res. Inst. on Addictions, Univ. Buffalo
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.