Drug Use Protective Factors Paper
Drug Use Protective Factors among Latino Men High School Students in El Paso, TX.
Andrés Arvizu, Edna Martínez, Erika Jiménez Molina, and Dinora Velarde
The University of Texas at El Paso
Applied Research Design
Drug Use Protective Factors among Latino Men High School Students in El Paso, TX.
Educational/Psychological Problem
Adolescence constitutes an important period of growth in which adolescents develop physically, socially, psychologically, and cognitively (Stagman, Schwarz, & Powers, 2011). During this time, adolescents make choices that impact their health and also develop attitudes and behaviors about their health. Among these choices stands drug use which can affect the developmental milestones of adolescence. Towey and Fleming (2006) describe that drug use in adolescence can impact the development of autonomy, the formation of intimate relationships, and the integration into adult society. Drug use increases their risk at developing dependency and addiction (The Gallup Organization, 1996) and 5% of school-age children in the United States qualify for a diagnosis of substance abuse disorder (Tarter, 2002). As a result, they have poor health outcomes and a poor quality of life and this becomes an issue in counseling not only for developing early intervention by identifying …show more content…
Because of this, our research consists of correlational research; we will be collecting quantitative data through the use of inferential statistics methods such as a regression analysis which will calculate the relations between our three independent variables (parental monitoring, family relations, and academic achievement) and our dependent variable (drug use tendencies) and how this one changes when one of the independent variables
Andrés Arvizu, Edna Martínez, Erika Jiménez Molina, and Dinora Velarde
The University of Texas at El Paso
Applied Research Design
Drug Use Protective Factors among Latino Men High School Students in El Paso, TX.
Educational/Psychological Problem
Adolescence constitutes an important period of growth in which adolescents develop physically, socially, psychologically, and cognitively (Stagman, Schwarz, & Powers, 2011). During this time, adolescents make choices that impact their health and also develop attitudes and behaviors about their health. Among these choices stands drug use which can affect the developmental milestones of adolescence. Towey and Fleming (2006) describe that drug use in adolescence can impact the development of autonomy, the formation of intimate relationships, and the integration into adult society. Drug use increases their risk at developing dependency and addiction (The Gallup Organization, 1996) and 5% of school-age children in the United States qualify for a diagnosis of substance abuse disorder (Tarter, 2002). As a result, they have poor health outcomes and a poor quality of life and this becomes an issue in counseling not only for developing early intervention by identifying …show more content…
Because of this, our research consists of correlational research; we will be collecting quantitative data through the use of inferential statistics methods such as a regression analysis which will calculate the relations between our three independent variables (parental monitoring, family relations, and academic achievement) and our dependent variable (drug use tendencies) and how this one changes when one of the independent variables