Moderate adolescent drug use and the development of substance use self-regulation


Autoria(s): Percy, Andrew
Data(s)

2008

Resumo

This article presents a re-conceptualization of moderate adolescent drug use. It is argued that experimentation with alcohol and other drugs during the teenage years may play an important role in the development of regulatory competency in relation to drug consumption in adulthood. When such regulatory skills fail to emerge in young people, during the transition to adulthood, the likelihood of serious alcohol- or drug-related harm is increased. The article reviews the empirical evidence of poor self-regulation as a predictor of long-term alcohol-and drug-related problems, places self-regulation within a broader theoretical framework, and considers the policy and practice implications of this conceptualization.

Identificador

http://pure.qub.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/moderate-adolescent-drug-use-and-the-development-of-substance-use-selfregulation(acbc6102-bac5-4cc9-89f1-2f5443424d51).html

http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0165025408093664

http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=50449091341&partnerID=8YFLogxK

Idioma(s)

eng

Direitos

info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess

Fonte

Percy , A 2008 , ' Moderate adolescent drug use and the development of substance use self-regulation ' INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL DEVELOPMENT , vol 32 , no. 5 , pp. 451-458 . DOI: 10.1177/0165025408093664

Palavras-Chave #/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3200 #Psychology(all) #/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3200/3204 #Developmental and Educational Psychology
Tipo

article