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Gender and the influence of peer alcohol consumption on adolescent sexual activity

Waddell, Glen R. - 2010

I consider the alcohol consumption of opposite-gender peers as explanatory to adolescent sexual intercourse and demonstrate that female sexual activity is higher where there is higher alcohol consumption among male peers. This relationship is robust to school fixed effects, cannot be explained...

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Rank, sex, drugs, and crime

Elsner, Benjamin; Isphording, Ingo Eduard - 2015

cohort composition within a school, we find a strong negative effect of a student's rank on the likelihood of smoking …

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The effect of non-cognitive traits on health behaviours in adolescence

Mendolia, Silvia; Walker, Ian - 2013

This paper investigates the relationship between personality traits in adolescence and health behaviours using a large and recent cohort study. In particular, we investigate the impact of locus of control, self-esteem and conscientiousness at age 15-16, on the incidence of health behaviours such...

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Smoking peer effects among adolescents : are popular teens more influential?

Robalino, Juan David - 2016

peer effects regarding cigarette smoking come from the smoking propensity of the 20% most popular kids, suggesting a … smoking propensity of the bottom 80% seems to have a negative influence on the probability of smoking in the long run (wave 3 … and 4). These results hint to the importance of knowing not only the smoking propensity within a school but also the place …

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Peer effects in risky choices among adolescents

Lucks, Konstantin E.; Lührmann, Melanie; Winter, Joachim - 2017

This paper examines the distributional impact of increases to out-of-work transfers, increases to work-contingent transfers, and increases in higher rates of income tax over the whole of life. We find that, in contrast to what is implied by standard snapshot analyses, increases to...

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Get high and get stupid : the effect of alcolhol and marijuana use on teen sexual behavior

Grossman, Michael; Kaestner, Robert; Markowitz, Sara - 2002

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I did what last night?!!! : Adolescent risky sexual behaviors and substance use

Grossman, Michael; Markowitz, Sara - 2002

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Does single parenthood increase the probability of teenage promiscuity, drug use and crime?

Antecol, Heather (contributor); Bedard, Kelly (contributor) - 2002 - [Elektronische Ressource]

partake in 'deviant' behaviors such as smoking, sex, substance use and crime at young ages. However, as of yet there is not … widespread evidence or agreement as to whether or not the timing of the marital disruption differentially impacts youth outcomes …. Using the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY) and the NLSY Young Adult Supplement, we find that the longer the …

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Does single parenthood increase the probability of teenage promiscuity, drug use, and crime? : evidence from divorce law changes

Antecol, Heather; Bedard, Kelly; Helland, Eric - 2001

in the household, we find that youth who spend part of their childhood/youth living in a household that does not include …

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The effects of daughters on health choices and risk behaviour

Powdthavee, Nattavudh; Wu, Stephen; Oswald, Andrew J. - 2010

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