A Research Note on Adolescent Steroid Use: An Examination of Social Learning Theory and Self-Control Theory |
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Authors: | Anthony G. Vito |
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Affiliation: | College of Arts and Sciences , University of Louisville , Louisville , Kentucky , USA |
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Abstract: | This study compared the criminological theories social learning theory and low self-control to determine their effects on adolescent steroid use. The data for this study came from the 12th-grade survey of the 2009 Monitoring the Future Project Form 6 that is a nationally representative sample. We found that social learning theory and the sex (i.e., male) of the adolescent are all significant predictors of adolescent steroid use. |
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