Series Editors' Foreword |
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Preface |
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This Book and the Earlier Book: Distinctions and Overlaps |
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Guidelines for Using this Book |
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Acknowledgments |
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xiv | |
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Introduction and Overview |
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1 | (7) |
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Observations on Data Quality and Breadth of Generalization |
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4 | (2) |
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Studying Complex Causal Relationships in Natural Settings |
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6 | (2) |
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Literature Review: Conceptual and Empirical Overview of Issues |
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8 | (16) |
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8 | (3) |
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11 | (6) |
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Values, Attitudes, and Behaviors |
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17 | (5) |
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22 | (2) |
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Examining Mediating Variables---Sample Characteristics and Analysis Strategies |
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24 | (16) |
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Sample Characteristics and Representativeness |
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25 | (2) |
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A Four-Step Analysis Strategy |
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27 | (5) |
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Additional Panel Analysis Issues and Strategies |
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32 | (8) |
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Religious Attendance and Importance |
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40 | (31) |
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Patterns of Age-Related Change in Religiosity |
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40 | (5) |
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How Changes in Religiosity Relate to Changes in Substance Use |
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45 | (14) |
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Analyses Linking Religiosity With Post-High-School Experiences |
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59 | (11) |
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70 | (1) |
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Time Spent on Various Social and Recreational Activities |
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71 | (50) |
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Patterns of Age-Related Change in Evenings Out and Related Behaviors |
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72 | (5) |
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How Changes in Evenings Out Are Linked With Changes in Substance Use |
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77 | (14) |
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How Changes in Other Social-Recreational Behaviors Are Linked with Changes in Substance Use |
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91 | (6) |
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Analyses Linking Recreational Lifestyle With Post-High-School Experiences |
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97 | (19) |
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116 | (5) |
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Perceived Risks and Disapproval of Smoking, Heavy Drinking, and Illicit Drug Use |
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121 | (35) |
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Focusing on Views About Specific Substances Rather than Substance Use in General |
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122 | (1) |
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Patterns of Age-Related Change in Percieved Risks and Disapproval |
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123 | (10) |
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How Perceived Risks and Disapproval Are Correlated With Substance Use |
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133 | (13) |
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Analyses Linking Perceived Risks and Disapproval With Post-High-School Experiences |
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146 | (8) |
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154 | (2) |
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Friends' Use of Substances, and Perceived Availability of Illicit Drugs |
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156 | (25) |
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Patterns of Age-Related Change in (Perceived) Friends' Use of Substances and in Perceived Availability of Illicit Drugs |
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158 | (9) |
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How Perceptions of Friends' Use Are Correlated With Substance Use |
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167 | (2) |
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How Perceptions of Availability Are Correlated With Substance Use |
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169 | (3) |
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Analyses Linking Friends' Use of Substances With Post-High-School Experiences |
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172 | (6) |
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Analyses Linking Perceptions of Availability With Post-High-School Experiences |
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178 | (1) |
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179 | (2) |
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Putting the Pieces Together---Structural Equation Models |
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181 | (21) |
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Decisions About Variables, Samples, and Models |
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182 | (7) |
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189 | (1) |
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Findings From the Structural Equation Modeling |
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190 | (10) |
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200 | (2) |
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Summary, Conclusions, and Implications |
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202 | (19) |
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Conceptual Overview Revisited: Fitting Together All of the Pieces |
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202 | (7) |
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Impacts of the New Freedoms and New Responsibilities in Young Adulthood |
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209 | (7) |
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Conclusions and Implications |
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216 | (2) |
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Concluding Comments on Declining Substance Use in Young Adulthood: Impacts of Social Activities, Roles, and Beliefs |
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218 | (3) |
Appendix |
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221 | (66) |
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Sampling and Data-Collection Procedures |
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221 | (3) |
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Patterns of Post-High-School Experiences |
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224 | (12) |
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Multiple Classification Analyses Predicting Changes in Mediating Variables |
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236 | (51) |
References |
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287 | (8) |
Author Index |
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295 | (4) |
Subject Index |
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