ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the conceptual and empirical evidence for correlates of problem behavior in general and drug abuse in particular and develops a model for analyzing factors in drug abuse which may be useful in developing specific prevention programs to address the needs of adolescents. It deals with minor revisions from Adolescent Peer Pressure: theory, correlates, and program implications for Drug Abuse Prevention. Research that considers other patterns of dysfunctional behavior may also focus on strategies used in problem solving, attribution of meaning, or dealing with depression or anxiety. Behavioral correlates consist of those actions that others can observe an individual performing. Furthermore, many of the correlates associated with problem behavior-impulsiveness, irresponsibility, and rebelliousness, for example-are similar to each other. Peer counseling/facilitating/helping programs assist young people in solving problems and coping with some of the challenges with which they are inevitably confronted in modern society.
