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Adolescent Development and the Onset of Drinking; a Longitudinal Study
Richard Jessor, Shirley L. Jessor
SUMMARY. Junior and senior high-school students were studied over a 4-year period. The likelihood of drinking was directly related to the degree of transition- or problem-proneness, and a developmental relationship between onset of drinking and other sociopsychological attributes was found. It is concluded that becoming a drinker is an integral aspect of the process of adolescent development.
