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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456713303321

Autore

Ostrowsky Michael K. <1971->

Titolo

Self-medication and violent behavior [[electronic resource] /] / Michael K. Ostrowsky

Pubbl/distr/stampa

El Paso, : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2009

ISBN

1-59332-566-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (265 p.)

Collana

Criminal justice

Disciplina

362.290835

Soggetti

Teenagers - Alcohol use

Alcoholism - Psychological aspects

Teenagers - Drug use

Marijuana abuse

Violence

Self medication

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-244) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The causes and consequences of drug use -- Exploring the relationships between self-esteem, depression, alcohol use, and marijuana use -- Does alcohol use lead to violent behavior? -- Does marijuana use lead to violent behavior? -- Khantzian's self-medication hypothesis -- Overview of the study, sample, measures, and path model -- Bivariate findings regarding self-medication and violent behavior -- Multivariate findings regarding self-medication and violent behavior -- Implications and prevention.

Sommario/riassunto

Ostrowsky identifies the causes and consequences of alcohol and marijuana use among adolescents. Edward Khantzian's ""self-medication hypothesis"" provides the theoretical framework. However, using longitudinal data from the Rochester Youth Development Study, Ostrowsky extends Khantzian's perspective and also moves beyond previous tests of the hypothesis. Overall, the results provide little support to the five predictions of the self-medication hypothesis, but a few interesting findings did emerge. In terms of drug use, weak school commitment predicts an increase in alcohol use and weak parent