TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - School bonds and the onset of substance use among Korean youth: an examination of social control theory
JO  - International journal of environmental research and public health
A1  - Han, Yoonsun
A1  - Kim, Heejoo
A1  - Ma, Julie
SP  - 2923
EP  - 2940
VL  - 12
IS  - 3
N2  - This study examined the association between school bonds and the onset of substance use among adolescents in South Korea. Based on Hirschi's social control theory, this study tested the roles of teacher attachment, educational aspiration, extracurricular activities, and rule internalization-four elements of social bonds within the school setting-in delayed initiation of alcohol drinking and cigarette smoking. Discrete-time logistic regression was used to analyze five waves of the Korea Youth Panel Survey (N = 3449 at baseline), a nationally representative sample of Korean youth. Stronger teacher attachment, higher educational aspiration, and higher rule internalization were correlated with delayed onset of alcohol drinking and cigarette smoking. On the other hand, participation in school extracurricular activities was positively associated with the onset of alcohol drinking, but not statistically significantly linked with the onset of cigarette smoking. These findings suggest that early prevention strategies for youth substance use should specifically target school-related factors that represent social bonds developed among youth.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1661-7827
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120302923
ID  - ref1
ER  -