Relationship of Drug Involvement to Dropping Out of College
- 1 December 1975
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Psychological Reports
- Vol. 37 (3_suppl) , 1095-1098
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1975.37.3f.1095
Abstract
28 heavy drug users, 32 moderate drug users, and 35 nonusers were compared for how long they stayed in college following their entrance. As predicted, heavy drug users showed the least persistence. This finding was discussed in terms of motivational factors.Keywords
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