Problem Behavior Theory and Adolescent Alcohol Use
Document Type
Article
Department
Community and Global Health (CGU)
Publication Date
1987
Disciplines
Community Health | Medicine and Health Sciences | Mental and Social Health | Substance Abuse and Addiction
Abstract
The prevalence of adolescent alcohol use has promoted interest in identifying the factors associated with its use. A comprehensive theory that provides a framework for understanding alcohol use is Jessor and Jessor's Problem Behavior Theory (PBT). We adopted PBT in a study of alcohol use among 226 Catholic high school students. PBT explained 38% of the variation in quantity-frequency of alcohol use and 31% of the variation in problem drinking. The three major systems (personality, perceived environment, behavioral) of the theory were about equally predictive of alcohol use.
Rights Information
© 1987 Elsevier Ltd.
DOI
10.1016/0306-4603(87)90026-8
Recommended Citation
Hays, Ron D., Alan W. Stacy, and M. Robin Matteo. Problem Behavior Theory and Adolescent Alcohol Use. Addictive Behaviors 12.2 (1987): 189-193. doi: 10.1016/0306-4603(87)90026-8
