Abstract Pressured Into Crime: An Overview of General Strain Theory by Robert Agnew
provides an overview of general strain theory, one of the leading explanations of crime and …

Objective: This article reviews the literature on adolescent brain development and considers
the impact of these neural alterations on the propensity to use and misuse alcohol. Methods …

Adolescence is often described as a time of experimentation with risky or problem behaviors
(Arnett, 2000), and substance use is one such behavior that is initiated during this age …

In this chapter we provide an overview of research addressing two interrelated questions: 1.
What are the effects of alcohol on emotion and other affective states? 2. To what extent and …

Aims: To assess the relationship between number and type of past-year stressful
experiences and alcohol consumption, with a focus on how gender, poverty, and …

Current reformulations of the tension reduction hypothesis posit that only a subset of
vulnerable individuals are at risk for drinking in response to negative affect. To further …

Obesity is a health condition, but its consequences extend far beyond the realm of health. To
illuminate an important route by which the experience of obesity can filter into the status …

Research on the influence of socioeconomic status (SES) on heavy drinking of alcohol has
provided contradictory findings. A limitation of the literature is that studies have primarily …

A conceptual framework based on social ecology, social learning, and social control
theories guided identification of social contexts, contextual attributes, and joint effects that …

Substance use and dependence are among the most prevalent causes of adolescent
morbidity and mortality in the United States. This paper provides a review of differences …