The influence of protective and risk factors in individual, peer and school domains on Thai adolescents' alcohol and illicit drug use: a survey Wongtongkam,N, Ward,PR, Day,A and Winefield,AH 2014, The influence of protective and risk factors in individual, peer and school domains on Thai adolescents' alcohol and illicit drug use: a survey, Addictive behaviors, vol. 39, no. 10, pp. 1447-1451, doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2014.05.026. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title The influence of protective and risk factors in individual, peer and school domains on Thai adolescents' alcohol and illicit drug use: a survey Author(s) Wongtongkam,N Ward,PR Day,A Winefield,AH Journal name Addictive behaviors Volume number 39 Issue number 10 Start page 1447 End page 1451 Publisher Elsevier Place of publication Amsterdam, The Netherlands Publication date 2014-10 ISSN 0306-4603 1873-6327 Keyword(s) Alcohol Illicit drugs Individual Peer Technical colleges Thailand Social Sciences Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Psychology, Clinical Substance Abuse Psychology SUBSTANCE ABUSE, SCI SUBSTANCE ABUSE, SSCI SUBSTANCE USE SENSATION SEEKING UNITED-STATES CHIANG-MAI BEHAVIOR METHAMPHETAMINE STUDENTS YOUTH DELINQUENCY PREVALENCE Summary This study investigates risk and protective factors for substance abuse in a sample of 1778 students attending technical colleges in Bangkok and Nakhon Ratchasima provinces of Thailand using a self-report questionnaire modified from the Communities That Care youth survey. Low school commitment was strongly associated with illicit drug use, with adjusted odds ratios ranging from 2.84 (glue sniffing) to 10.06 (ecstasy). Having friends using drugs, and friends with delinquent behaviors increased the risk of using alcohol and illegal drugs, with adjusted odds ratios of 6.84 and 6.72 respectively for marijuana use. For protective factors, approximately 40-60% of students with high levels of moral belief, participation in religious activities, and social skills were less likely to use alcohol. It is concluded that peer influence is a significant contributor to Thai adolescents' participation in substance abuse and that engaging in religiosity may assist adolescents to internalize negative aspects of harmful drugs into positive perceptions and encourage them to avoid alcohol and illegal drugs. Language eng DOI 10.1016/j.addbeh.2014.05.026 Field of Research 119999 Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 920401 Behaviour and Health HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article Copyright notice ©2014, Elsevier Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30068874 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Psychology Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeing Research Related Links Link Description Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges   Author URL Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 08 Jan 2015, 13:51:28 EST Thu, 08 Jan 2015, 13:52:45 EST Wed, 21 Jan 2015, 13:02:45 EST Wed, 21 Jan 2015, 14:19:40 EST Wed, 21 Jan 2015, 14:29:26 EST Thu, 22 Jan 2015, 15:08:01 EST Thu, 22 Jan 2015, 15:09:04 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 26 times in TR Web of Science Cited 28 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 204 Abstract Views, 1 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 21 Jan 2015, 13:02:45 EST