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Citation |
Radin SM, Neighbors C, Walker PS, Walker RD, Marlatt GA, Larimer M. Psychol. Addict. Behav. 2006; 20(2): 161-170. |
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Affiliation |
Addictive Behaviors Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, US. sradin@u.washington.edu. |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2006, American Psychological Association) |
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16784362 |
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Abstract |
This study explored the changing relations among self-worth, peer deviance, and alcohol-related problems in a sample of 224 urban-dwelling, American Indian adolescents. Data were collected annually at 7 time points to test a proposed mediational model. As expected, peer deviance mediated the relation between low self-worth and alcohol-related problems in younger adolescents; however, this relation did not hold as participants became older. In older adolescents, low self-worth and peer deviance directly and independently contributed to alcohol problems. Possible explanations for and implications of these findings are discussed in terms of developmental changes during adolescence. Language: en |