The Impact of Academic Strain on Adolescent Drug Use in the Greater China Region
The Impact of Academic Strain on Adolescent Drug Use in the Greater China Region
Mengchan Zhang Spencer De Li Shu-Lung Yang Zijiang Yang a University of Macau, Macau, Chinab National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi County, TaiwanMengchan Zhang, is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Sociology at the University of Macau. Her research interests focus on parenting practices, juvenile delinquency, and gender studies, with particular attention to family processes and adolescent development.Spencer De Li, is a Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Macau. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research interests include substance abuse, child development, corrections, and survey research. Dr. Li has been a principal investigator on numerous publicly and privately funded projects related to adolescent development, religion, substance abuse, and criminal justice, including grants from the U.S. National Institutes of Health, U.S. Administration for Children and Families, and the Social Welfare Bureau of the Government of Macau. Dr. Li’s research has been published in many leading academic journals.Shu-Lung Yang, is a Distinguished Professor and Director of the Center for Crime Research at the Department of Criminology and Graduate Institute of National Chung Cheng University. He received his Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from the State University of New York at Albany in 1992. From 2001 to 2016, he served as Professor and Head of the Department of Criminology, Dean of Student Affairs, and Vice President of the University. He also serves as a member of the Steering Committee for Juvenile training Schools of the Ministry of Education and a member of the Taipei City Juvenile Guidance Committee. Currently, he is the President of the Taiwan Society for Criminal Justice, a member of the Executive Yuan’s Drug Control Committee.Zijiang Yang, holds a master’s degree in criminology and criminal justice from the University of Macau. His research interests include substance abuse, juvenile delinquency, and control theories.