One of the reasons poor school performance may lead to problem behaviors is because it represents a failure to meet social role expectations. Drug use is one way to cope with the frustration and disappointment of not meeting social role expectations. According to the Life Course Social Field Theory, an individual’s success at performing key social roles (e.g., family member, student, EMPLOYEE) is related to later social adaptation. Several empirical and intervention findings support the theory’s predictions, including the relationship of early social adaptation to later psychological well-being, drug use, delinquency, and educational attainment .