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Extracurricular Activities and Substance Use Among Adolescents: A Test of Social Control and Social Learning Theory
| Title: | Extracurricular Activities and Substance Use Among Adolescents: A Test of Social Control and Social Learning Theory. |
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| Name(s): |
Coto, Lynnette, Author Ford, Jason, Committee Chair Corzine, Harold, Committee Member Reckdenwald, Amy, Committee Member University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Date Issued: | 2016 | |
| Publisher: | University of Central Florida | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Abstract/Description: | The current research examines correlates of adolescent substance use with a focus on extracurricular activities. Given that marijuana is the most widely used illicit drug, and binge drinking can have an early onset the examinations of these two substances were important. Many studies have researched the correlation between substance use and sports, but have not included other extracurricular activities such as academic and fine art clubs. The current research fills this gap in the literature by using the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) and by testing Hirschi's (1969) Social Control Theory and Aker's (1985) Social Learning Theory. The current research identified fine art and academic clubs as protective factors for adolescent substance use. There is limited research on the link between adolescent substance use and extracurricular activities and based on my findings that academic and fine arts clubs can decrease the likelihood of substance use, continued research is needed to better identify users, causes for risk and preventative factors, short and long term ramifications, and the theoretical correlations of use. | |
| Identifier: | CFE0006287 (IID), ucf:51607 (fedora) | |
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2016-08-01 M.A. Sciences, Sociology Masters This record was generated from author submitted information. |
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| Subject(s): | adolescents -- extracurricular activities -- substance use -- binge drinking -- marijuana use -- social control theory -- social learning theory | |
| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0006287 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | campus 2017-08-15 | |
| Host Institution: | UCF |
