Research
Project
Rural Adolescent Psychopathology Study
Start Dates: 2005
PI(s): Alex Mason
Funding: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Project Description
This study uses existing longitudinal data from Project Family to investigate the role of psychopathology in the development of adolescent problem drug use. The project examines effects of earlier conduct problems and depressive symptoms on later problem drug use, and seeks to understand gender differences in those predictive relationships. The broader context of social development within the family, the school, and the peer group is considered also.