Title

Substance Use, The Social Bond, And Delinquency

Abstract

This research integrated elements from the drugs-delinquency field with life course criminology to examine the reciprocal relationship between substance use and delinquency during adolescence. Data from three waves of the National Youth Survey were used to examine research hypotheses. Findings indicate that there were significant direct and indirect effects. There was evidence of stability in both behaviors, prior substance use predicted future substance use and prior delinquency predicted future delinquency. In addition, prior substance use predicted future delinquency and prior delinquency predicted future substance use. This was due, in part, to the significant indirect connections in the relationship between substance use and delinquency. It appears that substance use and delinquency weaken the social bond, which leads to continued substance use and delinquency. © 2005 Alpha Kappa Delta.

Publication Date

1-1-2005

Publication Title

Sociological Inquiry

Volume

75

Issue

1

Number of Pages

109-128

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-682X.2005.00114.x

Socpus ID

27744491121 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/27744491121

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