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NCJ Number:	121520

Title:	Personality Characteristics of Adolescent Marijuana Users

Journal:	Adolescence Volume:24 Issue:96 Dated:(Winter 1989) Pages:965-976

Author(s):	J E Mayer; J D Ligman

Date Published:	1989

Page Count:	12

Sponsoring Agency:	National Institute of Justice/ Rockville, MD 20849 NCJRS Photocopy Services Rockville, MD 20849-6000

Sale Source:	National Institute of Justice/ NCJRS paper reproduction Box 6000, Dept F Rockville, MD 20849 United States of America NCJRS Photocopy Services Box 6000 Rockville, MD 20849-6000 United States of America

Type:	Research (Applied/Empirical)

Format:	Article

Language:	English

Country:	United States of America

Annotation:	A group of high school students from middle- to upper-middle-class background was studied to investigate the relationship between marijuana use, marijuana misuse, and personality.

Abstract:	The California Personality Inventory and a version of the Adolescent Alcohol Involvement Scale (adapted for the assessment of marijuana involvement) were the primary instruments used. Analysis of variance and regression analysis were performed on the data. Results indicated a relationship between the personality characteristics of adolescents who are involved in marijuana use and misuse and adolescents who are not; there are discernible differences in the personalities of the adolescents who are involved with marijuana. The intervention and prevention implications of these results are discussed. (Author abstract)

Main Term(s):	Juvenile drug use

Index Term(s):	Juvenile personality characteristics; Marijuana



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