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14-06-2022 | Empirical Research

Drug Use Homophily in Adolescent Offenders’ Close Friendship Groups

Auteurs: Anna D. Drozdova, April Gile Thomas, Hannah I. Volpert-Esmond, Laurence Steinberg, Paul J. Frick, Elizabeth E. Cauffman

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence | Uitgave 10/2022

Abstract

Adolescents who befriend drug using peers may be at risk for initiated and continued substance use. The present secondary data analysis examined how drug use homophily (i.e., similarity) in justice-involved boys’ friendship groups relates to their subsequent substance use variety across a period of five years. Participants were 1216 first-time adolescent offenders (M_{age Baseline} = 15.29; 100% male). Multilevel model analyses revealed that, among participants who entered the study with a history of substance use, drug use homophily was associated with greater subsequent substance use variety. Among participants who entered the study without a history of substance use, this association was no longer significant. The findings have implications for guiding justice system programming aimed at decreasing adolescent offenders’ substance use.

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Titel: Drug Use Homophily in Adolescent Offenders’ Close Friendship Groups
Auteurs: Anna D. Drozdova
April Gile Thomas
Hannah I. Volpert-Esmond
Laurence Steinberg
Paul J. Frick
Elizabeth E. Cauffman
Publicatiedatum: 14-06-2022
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence / Uitgave 10/2022
Print ISSN: 0047-2891
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-6601
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-022-01637-x

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