School as a risk factor for psychoactive substance use by middle school students.

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  • Katarzyna Okulicz-Kozaryn
چکیده

For the majority of Polish students school is a source of negative experiences and therefore may increase the risk of adolescent problem behaviors. The results of the study conducted in Warsaw middle schools (N=2244, 54% girls) indicated that changes for worse (between 7 and 8 grade) in students' behavior increase the risk of drug use. However, changes for better in students' perception of school value and school achievements are risk factors, too (even when family and peer risk factors are controlled).

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Procedia, social and behavioral sciences

دوره 2 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2010