Citation

Fite PJ, Gabrielli J, Cooley JL, Rubens SL, Pederson CA, Vernberg EM. J. Child Adolesc. Subst. Abuse 2016; 25(1): 1-10.

Affiliation

Clinical Child Psychology Program, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/1067828X.2013.872589

PMID

26702250

PMCID

PMC4684829

Abstract

This study examined associations between physical and relational forms of aggression and victimization and risk for willingness to engage in substance use and actual use in a sample of 231 (50% Male) 2(nd) thru 4(th) grade students (Mean age = 8.3 years). Physical aggression was more strongly associated with risk for substance use outcomes than physical victimization. Neither relational aggression nor victimization were linked to risk for substance use. Specifically targeting physical aggression for the prevention of early substance use among elementary school-age youth appears to be warranted.

Language: en