ADOLESCENT MARIJUANA USE-ETHNIC, PERSONALITY, ATTUDINAL AND INTERPERSONAL CORRELATES OF ADOLESCENT MARIJUANA USE ARE EXAMINED

• NCJ Number: 42923
• Author(s): J S BROOK; I F LUKOFF; M WHITEMAN
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 30 pages
• Grant Number(s): NI-71-046; 72-NI-99-0008; 5R18 DA0113
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; National Institutes of Health; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: Vera Institute of Justice
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE DATA OF THIS STUDY ARE PURPORTED TO ATTEST TO THE IMPORTANT ROLE PLAYED BY BOTH PERSONALITY AND PERCEIVED ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS IN ADOLESCENT MARIJUANA USE.

Abstract

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERSONALITY-ATTITUDINAL VARIABLES AND MARIJUANA USE AMONG 403 WHITE, BLACK AND BRITISH WEST INDIAN ADOLESCENTS WAS EXAMINED THROUGH THE USE OF PERSONAL INTERVIEWS. TWO PROCESSES WERE FOUND TO BE RELATED TO ADOLESCENT DRUG USE: MODELING OF FAMILY AND PEERS, AND SOCIAL CONFORMITY AT THE PERSONALITY, ATTITUDINAL, AND INSTITUTIONAL LEVELS. THE PATTERNS OF RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE PERSONALITY-ATTITUDINAL FACTORS AND ADOLESCENT MARIJUANA USE WERE SIMILAR FOR OLDER AND YOUNGER ADOLESCENTS, MALES AND FEMALES, AS WELL AS ADOLESCENTS IN DIFFERENT ETHNIC GROUPS.(AUTHOR ABSTRACT).