Table 1.
Risk/protective Factor | Number of Items | Coefficient Alpha |
---|---|---|
Community | ||
Low neighborhood attachment | 3 | .83 |
Laws and norms favorable to drug use | 7 | .76 |
Perceived availability of drugs | 3 | .75 |
Opportunities for prosocial involvement | 6 | .67 |
Rewards for prosocial involvement | 3 | .82 |
School | ||
Low commitment to school | 6 | .65 |
Academic failure | 2 | .68 |
Opportunities for prosocial involvement | 5 | .56 |
Rewards for prosocial involvement | 4 | .67 |
Family | ||
Poor family management | 6 | .67 |
Family conflict | 3 | .74 |
Attachment | 4 | .72 |
Opportunities for prosocial involvement | 3 | .65 |
Rewards for prosocial involvement | 4 | .68 |
Peer/Individual | ||
Rebelliousness | 3 | .69 |
Attitudes favorable to antisocial behavior | 4 | .75 |
Attitudes favorable to drug use | 3 | .79 |
Perceived risk of drug use | 4 | .96 |
Interaction with antisocial peers | 3 | .66 |
Friends’ drug use | 3 | .79 |
Rewards for antisocial involvement | 3 | .89 |
Intention to use drugs | 3 | .65 |
Social skills | 4 | na1 |
Religious attendance | 1 | na |
Belief in the moral order | 4 | .60 |
Interaction with prosocial peers | 3 | .50 |
Prosocial involvement | 3 | .63 |
Rewards for prosocial involvement | 3 | .60 |
Note. na = not applicable.
Scale is an index.