A Dynamic Cascade Model of the Development of Substance - Use Onset
Jennifer E Lansford author Shari Miller author Patrick S Malone author Kenneth A Dodge author Gregory S Pettit author John E Bates author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Published:19th Feb '10
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
The book offers an extensive exploration of the childhood factors that can lead to substance abuse.
- Puts forward a dynamic cascade model of the development of adolescent substance-use onset
- Model is based on broad sampling of children from prekindergarten through to Grade 12
- The results offer practical suggestions for interventions, public policies, and economics of substance-use and future inquiry
"Overall, the book is well written ... Consequently, Dodge and colleagues offer an insightful, empirically based model which provides a plausible explanation for how risk factors interact with each other during a transitional period of development for children and adolescents." (Social Psychological Review, 2011)
ISBN: 9781444334913
Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 8mm
Weight: 200g
200 pages