The study proposed here is addressed to two of the most important problems facing teenagers and the adults who care about them today--alcohol and marijuana use. While previous studies have provided some answers about these problems, much remains to be acquired and learned. The study will gather the usual basic demographic and other data on teenage drinking and drug use; but, it will do more by testing a control theory model of substance use by adolescents. The significance of this study is that it will go beyond the description of amount and related variations to answer questions about differences existing between those who use these substances and those who do not. Major differences in the attachments of the individuals to conventional others, commitments to conventional institutions and goals, involvements in conventional activities, and beliefs in conventional society and goals between users and non-users will be compared and statistically tested. In this way we hope to provide empirically valid findings which should have relevance to existing or future drug and alcohol education or prevention programs. / The study will proceed as a secondary analysis of self-report questionnaires administered to male and female students in junior and senior high schools in a single school district. The questionnaires were administered in the classrooms during school hours by members of the research staff. Therefore, teachers were not asked to perform any duties in the administration of the questionnaire. A total population of seventh through tenth grade students and a random sample of eleventh and twelfth grade students were administered the questionnaire. The questionnaire involved only one class period. Protection of confidentiality and rights of students was provided. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 43-04, Section: A, page: 1315. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1982.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74810 |
| Contributors | ESKEY, MICHAEL THOMAS., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 532 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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