Routine Leisure Activities and Adolescent Marijuana Use: Moderating Effects of Family Structure
Description:
How adolescents spend their time is a crucial predictor of their engagement in delinquency. Activities with peers away from direct supervision of adults are of concern as more opportunities and motivation to use marijuana exist in such situations. However, adolescents may vary in their propensity to use marijuana when faced the opportunity. Especially adolescents living with a single parent may have a higher propensity compared to those from two-parent households to use marijuana due to reduced…
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Date:
May 2010
Creator:
Aksu, Gokhan
Partner:
UNT Libraries