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Popular teenagers are more likely to turn to drugs and alcohol than their rebellious or troubled counterparts.
Researchers at the University of Montreal's School of Psychoeducationrecording both their level of popularity and their consumption of drugs and alcohol. Over that time period, illicit substance use among popular kids accelerated at a faster rate than among the non-popular -- even if the non-popular kids had emotional problems. tracked 500 students between the ages of 10 and 15,
Furthermore, popular kids who also had popular friends were more likely to turn to drugs and alcohol than popular kids whose friends weren't as popular.
"Teenagers don't consume to belong to the group or to increase their popularity level, they do it to remain well-liked," says Jean-Sebastien Fallu, who headed the study. "It's more about keeping their status than increasing it."
Thus concludes the study least likely ever to be referenced in a "Say No to Drugs" campaign.
Researchers at the University of Montreal's School of Psychoeducationrecording both their level of popularity and their consumption of drugs and alcohol. Over that time period, illicit substance use among popular kids accelerated at a faster rate than among the non-popular -- even if the non-popular kids had emotional problems. tracked 500 students between the ages of 10 and 15,
Furthermore, popular kids who also had popular friends were more likely to turn to drugs and alcohol than popular kids whose friends weren't as popular.
"Teenagers don't consume to belong to the group or to increase their popularity level, they do it to remain well-liked," says Jean-Sebastien Fallu, who headed the study. "It's more about keeping their status than increasing it."
Thus concludes the study least likely ever to be referenced in a "Say No to Drugs" campaign.
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