The decline of substance use in young adulthood : changes in social activities, roles, and beliefs / Jerald G. Bachman ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bachman, Jerald G.

Series:

Research monographs in adolescence

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Young adults--Substance use--United States.

Young adults.

Young adults--United States--Attitudes.

Young adults--United States--Social life and customs--20th century.

Manners and customs.

Young adults--Substance use.

United States.

Physical Description:

xiv, 307 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2002.

Summary:

This bk is intended as a thoughtful extension to Bachman et al.'s well receivd LEA Monograph. In this bk the authors go on to examine WHY the changes documented in the first bk occur. Will appeal to scholars & professionls in psychology, sociology, famil

Contents:

Observations on Data Quality and Breadth of Generalization 4

Studying Complex Causal Relationships in Natural Setting 6

2 Literature Review: Conceptual and Empirical Overview of Issues 8

Young Adulthood 8

Social Roles 11

Values, Attitudes, and Behaviors 17

3 Examining Mediating Variables

Sample Characteristics and Analysis Strategies 24

Sample Characteristics and Representativeness 25

A Four-Step Analysis Strategy 27

Additional Panel Analysis Issues and Strategies 32

4 Religious Attendance and Importance 40

Patterns of Age-Related Change in Religiosity 40

How Changes in Religiosity Relate to Changes in Substance Use 45

Analyses Linking Religiosity With Post-High-School Experiences 59

5 Time Spent on Various Social and Recreational Activities 71

Patterns of Age-Related Change in Evenings Out and Related Behaviors 72

How Changes in Evenings Out Are Linked With Changes in Substance Use 77

How Changes in Other Social-Recreational Behaviors Are Linked With Changes in Substance Use 91

Analyses Linking Recreational Lifestyle With Post-High-School Experiences 97

6 Perceived Risks and Disapproval of Smoking, Heavy Drinking, and Illicit Drug Use 121

Focusing on Views About Specific Substances Rather than Substance Use in General 122

Patterns of Age-Related Change in Perceived Risks and Disapproval 123

How Perceived Risks and Disapproval Are Correlated With Substance Use 133

Analyses Linking Perceived Risks and Disapproval With Post-High-School Experiences 146

7 Friends' Use of Substances, and Perceived Availability of Illicit Drugs 156

Patterns of Age-Related Change in (Perceived) Friends' Use of Substances and in Perceived Availability of Illicit Drugs 158

How Perceptions of Friends' Use Are Correlated With Substance Use 167

How Perceptions of Availability Are Correlated With Substance Use 169

Analyses Linking Friends' Use of Substances With Post-High-School Experiences 172

Analyses Linking Perceptions of Availability With Post-High-School Experiences 178

8 Putting the Pieces Together

Structural Equation Models 181

Decisions About Variables, Samples, and Models 182

Analytic Approach 189

Findings From the Structural Equation Modeling 190

9 Summary, Conclusions, and Implications 202

Conceptual Overview Revisited: Fitting Together All of the Pieces 202

Impacts of the New Freedoms and New Responsibilities in Young Adulthood 209

Concluding Comments on Declining Substance Use in Young Adulthood: Impacts of Social Activities, Roles, and Beliefs 218

Sampling and Data-Collection Procedures 221

Patterns of Post-High-School Experiences 224

Multiple Classification Analyses Predicting Changes in Mediating Variables 236.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-293) and indexes.

ISBN:

080583964X

OCLC:

46791126