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    Truancy and the onset of marijuana use: Testing the relationship among Chilean students

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    Date
    2014
    Author
    Larroulet Philippi, Pilar
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    Thornberry, Terence P.
    DRUM DOI
    https://doi.org/10.13016/M2Z023
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    Abstract
    Previous research conducted in the United States has shown that truancy increases the risk of marijuana use among adolescents. The current study examines this relationship in Chile. By using a longitudinal study conducted from 2008 to 2011 among school students in 7th grade in Santiago, Chile, I test the effect that truancy has on the onset of marijuana use, controlling for a number of potential confounders. The findings support the hypothesis that youths who reported having been truant were more likely to initiate marijuana use. However, I did not find enough support for the hypothesis that youths who reported have skipped schools more days were at a higher risk of initiating marijuana use.
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