RT Article
T1 Unstructured Socializing with Peers, Low Self-Control, and Substance Use
JF International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
VO 66
IS 1
SP 3
OP 27
A1 Leimberg, Anna
A2 Lehmann, Peter S.
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1779909705
AB Research consistently finds that unstructured socializing with peers and low self-control are both positively associated with substance use among adolescents. However, largely absent from the literature is a consideration of whether unstructured socializing with peers and low self-control have differential and interactive effects when predicting usage of different classifications of drugs. The current study addresses these issues using data collected on a statewide sample of middle school and high school students who participated in the 2017 Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey. Results indicate that (1) unstructured socializing with peers is a stronger predictor of soft drug use than low self-control, (2) low self-control is a stronger predictor of hard drug use than unstructured socializing with peers, and (3) the effect of unstructured socializing on both soft and hard drug use is diminished among adolescents who are lower in self-control.
K1 Interactive effects
K1 Drug use
K1 FYSAS
K1 Low self-control
K1 Unstructured socializing with peers
DO 10.1177/0306624X20967939