1. The relation between social problems and substance use in adolescent boys: an investigation of potential moderators.
- Author
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Shoal GD and Giancola PR
- Subjects
- Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior psychology, Amphetamines administration & dosage, Cognitive Dissonance, Humans, Illicit Drugs classification, Juvenile Delinquency psychology, Juvenile Delinquency statistics & numerical data, Male, Marijuana Abuse epidemiology, Models, Psychological, Organizational Affiliation statistics & numerical data, Pennsylvania epidemiology, Regression Analysis, Self Administration statistics & numerical data, Social Problems statistics & numerical data, Substance-Related Disorders epidemiology, Thinking, Social Adjustment, Social Problems psychology, Social Support, Substance-Related Disorders psychology
- Abstract
This study investigated the relation between social problems and adolescent male substance use in the context of other potential moderating variables. Two hundred eighty adolescent boys completed measures of social problems, cognitive distortions, constructive thinking, affiliation with delinquent peers, and multiple aspects of substance use. Results revealed that social problems were not directly related to most substance use variables. Cognitive distortions moderated the relation between social problems and substance use in social situations, such that the relation was significant only at high levels of cognitive distortions. Constructive thinking and affiliation with delinquent peers were both related to substance use, but neither served a moderating function. It is concluded that the widely accepted relation between social difficulties and adolescent male substance use may be better understood in the context of cognitive variables., (Copyright 2005 APA, all rights reserved.)
- Published
- 2005
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