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Core competencies and the prevention of adolescent substance use

Year: 2008

Type: article

Abstract: Adolescence is a developmental period during which youth are at increased risk for using substances. An empirical focus on core competencies illustrates that youth are less likely to use substances when they have a positive future orientation, a belief in the ability to resist substances, emotional and behavioral control, sound decision-making ability, a belief that substance use is wrong, and a strong bond to prosocial peers and family. Such etiological research is beginning to provide a strong foundation for successful competence-building prevention programs. Focusing on the developmental-ecological context of adolescent substance use will expedite advances in prevention.

Source: New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development

DOI: 10.1002/cd.228

Authors: Tamara M. Haegerich, Patrick H. Tolan

Institutions: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, University of Illinois Chicago

Language: English

Topic: Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W1995035874

FWCI: 1.531

Cites: 76

Cited by: 43

Related to: 10