Citation

Ali MM, Dwyer DS, Vanner EA, Lopez A. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2010; 7(5): 2161-2176.

Affiliation

Department of Economics, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, MDPI: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute)

DOI

10.3390/ijerph7052161

PMID

20623017

PMCID

PMC2898042

Abstract

In this paper we create indices of resilience to identify adolescents at risk of smoking, drinking alcohol, and using illegal drugs. Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, three manifestations of resilience were identified: overall-resilience, self/family-resilience, and self-resilience. Our analysis reveals that the overall-resilient were less likely to engage in risky behaviors. The self/family resilient were more likely to engage in risky behaviors, but consumed less. The self-resilient had reduced risk for smoking and drinking alcohol but elevated risk for using illegal drugs and being in an addictive stage of smoking and drinking, if participating.

Language: en