What Protects Adolescents with Youth Subculture Affiliation from Excessive Internet Use?
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Subculture affiliation is associated with substance use of adolescents.
Youth subcultures (hip-hop, punk, skinhead, techno scene, metal) are known for specific lifestyles, music preferences, shared values and behaviours of their members. The aim of this study was to assess the association between subculture affiliation and substance use (tobacco, alcohol and cannabis), and whether gender, family affluence and substance use by peers explain this association. Subcult...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1660-4601
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15112451