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. 1990;20(2):153-62.
doi: 10.2190/JNQK-AMHT-F63F-Q8PX.

Drugs, delinquency and "nerds": are loners deviant?

W L Tolone  1 , C R Tieman
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Drugs, delinquency and "nerds": are loners deviant?

W L Tolone et al. J Drug Educ. 1990.

Abstract

Many studies have focused on the influence of peers on delinquency and drug use. But what about adolescents who are not part of the peer culture--the loners, or nerds? This study focuses on drug use, delinquency and lifestyle correlates of LONERS and SOCIALS. Data for a nine-year period (1976 through 1984) from the Monitoring the Future data set of high school seniors across the United States are analyzed. The lack of peer influence on the LONERS seems to contribute to less delinquency and drug use and more conventional lifestyle activities than is found among SOCIALS.

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