Naslov
Physical and relational aggression as predictors of drug use: Gender differences among high school students

Autori
Skara, Silvana ; Pokhrel, Pallav ; Weiner, Michelle D. ; Sun, Ping ; Dent, Clyde W. ; Sussman, Steve

Izvornik
Addictive Behaviors (0306-4603) 33 (2008), 12; 1507-1515

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Predictors ; physical and relational aggression ; drug use ; adolescents ; social-psychological adjustment ; abuse prevention program ; high-risk youth ; developmental associations ; violence perpetration ; delinquent behaviors ; peer victimization ; early adolescence ; overt aggression ; substance use

Sažetak
The present study investigated the longitudinal relationships between physical and relational aggression and later drug use, as moderated by gender. Self-reported data were gathered from 2064 high school students at pretest and 1-year post-test to test the hypotheses that (1) males would engage in more physical aggression than females, whereas females would engage in more relational aggression than males ; and (2) physical aggression would be a stronger drug use predictor for males and relational aggression a stronger predictor for females. Results indicated that males reported engaging in more physical aggression than females at baseline ; however, females and males reported engaging in similar rates of relational aggression. After controlling for relational aggression, baseline drug use, and demographic variables, physical aggression at baseline was found to predict alcohol use I-year later for males but not for females. After controlling for physical aggression, baseline drug use, and demographic variables, relational aggression was found to predict cigarette use and marijuana use for females but not for males. However, relational aggression was found to predict later alcohol and hard drug equally across gender. These findings suggest that both physical and relational aggression are predictive of subsequent drug use and have important implications for violence and drug use prevention intervention efforts.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita, Psihologija, Interdisciplinarne društvene znanosti

Napomena
Funding agencies: United States Department of Health & Human Services ; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA ; NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

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