Abstract
The Vulnerability/Resistance measure makes the propensity for substance abuse identifiable and quantifiable based on the aggregate effects of psychological dispositions. In the previous chapter we examined the validity of the Vulnerability measure with respect to a range of substances, from tobacco to the various hard drugs. Now, we explore how that propensity is affected by a host of variables such as age, gender, ethnic-cultural background, and membership in certain groups (fraternities and sports teams). Though some of these are “fixed” variables in the sense that they are not amenable to change, they can affect the risk level for involvement with harmful substances.
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(2002). Background and Group Membership. In: Psychoenvironmental Forces in Substance Abuse Prevention. Cognition and Language: A Series in Psycholinguistics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47158-2_8
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