Situational Correlates of Adolescent Substance Use: An Improved Test of the Routine Activity Theory of Deviant Behavior

To test the routine activity theory of deviance, we assess whether adolescents are most likely to use substances while they are involved in unstructured activities, in the presence of peers and in the absence of authority figures. We also test whether these situational factors interact.

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Main Author: Jong, Ellen de (Author)
Contributors: Lammers, Marre ; Bernasco, Wim
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
In: Journal of quantitative criminology
Year: 2020, Volume: 36, Issue: 4, Pages: 823-850
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Keywords:
Adolescents
Criminological theory
Fixed effects logit
Routine activity theory of deviance
Substance use
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Summary:To test the routine activity theory of deviance, we assess whether adolescents are most likely to use substances while they are involved in unstructured activities, in the presence of peers and in the absence of authority figures. We also test whether these situational factors interact.
ISSN:1573-7799
DOI:10.1007/s10940-019-09433-w