One of the Parental Factors That Appears to Contribute Significantly

question 56

Multiple Choice

One of the parental factors that appears to contribute significantly to early adolescent drug use is

• A)parents who are over-involved in the children's lives.
• B)parents expecting children to achieve in school.
• C)parents who spend little time monitoring their children.
• D)parents having experimented with drugs during their own youth.

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