Adolescence is a critical developmental period marked by significant biological,
psychological, and behavioral changes that include pubertal maturation, identity formation …

Purpose Research consistently connects parental and youth substance misuse, yet less is
known about the mechanisms driving this association among justice-involved youth. We …

La socialización cultural y la preparación para los mensajes prejuiciosos son las dos
dimensiones más estudiadas de la socialización étnico-racial (ERS), aunque entre las …

The use and misuse of drugs and alcohol can have serious impacts on health and mortality.
Globally, around half a million people died from drug use in 2019, and 18 million years of …

The study examines the role of peer influence on juvenile delinquency among adolescents
with delinquent behaviour. The samples for the study were 170 juveniles (N= 170) recruited …

Substance Use Disorder (SUD) is a social phenomenon that has plagued communities,
including adolescents. Coping strategy and drug hazard knowledge are seen as important …

Adolescents who befriend drug using peers may be at risk for initiated and continued
substance use. The present secondary data analysis examined how drug use homophily (ie …

The current study focused on risk-taking behaviour among young adults who spent a long
period of time outside their home country as backpackers, a growing phenomenon among …

The research population for this cross-sectional study consisted of 1424 Shiraz-based
parents of first-year secondary students who were chosen randomly. An online …

Background: To prevent adolescents from initiating alcohol and other drug use and reduce
the associated harms, effective strategies need to be implemented. Despite their availability …