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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2006 Oct 6.
Published in final edited form as: J Adolesc Health. 2006 Jan;38(1):26–34. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2004.08.004

Table 2.

Correlations Between Psychosocial Factors and Adolescent Frequency of Illegal Drug Use (N=1468)

Domain Pearson Correlations
Demographic Factors
 Age .17***
 Gender (Male) .08***
Personal Attributes
 Delinquency .27***
 Depression .08**
 Rebelliousness .09***
 Tolerance of deviance .26***
Peer Factors
 Peer drinking .29***
 Peer marijuana use .39***
 Peer use of other illegal drugs .39***
 Peer smoking .22***
Parental Drug Use
 Maternal smoking .10***
 Maternal drinking .06*
 Maternal marijuana use .07**
 Paternal smoking N.S.
 Paternal drinking .06*
 Paternal marijuana use .06*
Parental Child Rearing
 Maternal rules −.11***
 Maternal child-centeredness −.17***
 Maternal identification −.14***
 Paternal rules −.07**
 Paternal child-centeredness −.10***
 Paternal identification −.07**
Environmental Stressors
 Hunger N.S.
 Amenities N.S.
 Violence towards the subject .29***
 Experienced discrimination .14***
*

p<.05;

**

p<.01;

***

p<.001