Research emanating from the field of developmental science indicates that initial risk factors
for alcohol use and disorder can be evident in early childhood. One dominant …

PURPOSE: This systematic review examined the hypothesis that school institutional factors
influence young people's use of drugs. We aimed to (1) identify the effect of school-level …

The purpose of this study is to explore the roles of psychological attributes (such as shyness
and loneliness) and smartphone usage patterns in predicting smartphone addiction …

Social interaction learning theory provides a framework for understanding the potential
overlap among adolescent problem behaviors such as family violence, aggression, and …

Many opportunities to explain attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)-related risk of
substance use disorder (SUD) remain available for study. We detail these opportunities by …

Does success in school protect teenagers from drug use? Does drug use impair scholastic
success? This book tackles a key issue in adolescent development and health-the …

AIMS: This research examines adolescent perceptions of neighborhood disorganization and
social capital to determine if they are associated with adolescent alcohol or drug (AOD) use …

Aim. To conduct a systematic review of longitudinal studies that examined the association
between childhood socioeconomic status (SES) and illegal drug use in later life. Design and …

In a little more than a decade, the Internet has revolutionized mediated communication and
communication flow. With the pace of change and the emergence of new uses of the Internet …

This study's primary purpose was to examine the relative contribution of social-behavioral
predictors to reading and math skills. The study expands on Duncan et al.'s (2007) work by …