Purpose This study aims to examine the collective impact of awareness and knowledge
about fake news, attitudes toward news verification, perceived behavioral control, subjective …

Although research has documented the positive effects of family-based prevention
programs, the field lacks specific information regarding why these programs are effective …

The focus of this study was social (ie, family and peer) influences on substance use from
early adolescence to early adulthood. A large, ethnically diverse sample of early …

Using a probability sample of 4,230 adolescents from grades 7–12, we used negative
binomial regression to estimate the effects of peer and six family variables on the risk of …

Logistic regression analyses were used to assess the association between victimization
from mental and physical bullying and use of alcohol, cigarettes, marijuana, and inhalants …

This study investigates gender differences in adolescent drug use in terms of parental
monitoring and peer deviance. Females are found to be more highly monitored than males …

Abstract Background and Aims Youth poly-substance use, associated with long-term
negative health and social outcomes, is of increasing concern following the rise of e …

In this study, the relations between parents, older siblings, peers, adolescents' individual
characteristics, and adolescents' deviant attitudes and behaviors were examined …

Abstract Background Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have been shown to be linked
to health risk behaviours (HRBs). This study aims to identify risk factors for ACEs and to …

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