A Pattern-Centered Approach to Evaluating Substance use Prevention Programs

Steinman, Kenneth J.; Schulenberg, John E.

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“…Findings regarding AOD use behaviors among adolescents suggest that there is considerable within-group variability in AOD use patterns among adolescents (e.g. Steinman & Schulenberg, 2003).…”

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“…Third, this chapter will address within-group variability associated with patterns of AOD use among adolescents. The focus of this section will be to integrate a person-centered framework to data analysis with the existing aforementioned lines of research regarding AOD use in adolescence (e.g., Bergman, 2001;Magnusson & Stattin, 1998;Steinman & Schulenberg, 2003).The rationale for the current study builds upon the premise that heterogeneity in alcohol expectancy endorsements (i.e., within-group variability) may be associated with patterns of AOD use and related consequences in high-risk samples of adolescents.Consequently, the use of a person-centered analytic approach permits investigators to 8 identify empirically distinct and meaningful subgroups of adolescents in order to describe different patterns of AOD use and related indices of psychosocial adjustment. Such an approach provides a useful tool to depict potential amenability to treatment factors that may be associated with the prevention and treatment of AOD use and related consequences in at-risk samples of adolescents.…”

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“…Furthermore, the reviewed literatures suggest clear links between alcohol expectancies and specific indices of psychosocial adjustment that have been shown to be correlates of AOD use behaviors. As noted above, AOD use and related problems are the result of commonly related clusters of events, behaviors, and substance-specific cognitions that constitute transactional processes between the individual and his or her ecology (Cichetti & Rogosh, 1999; Rutter & Sroufe, 2000).Such complexity has been shown to be related to the heterogeneity of AOD use outcomes, as well as AOD use-related consequences among adolescents (Loeber et al, 1988;Steinman & Schulenberg, 2003). Consequently, the study of risk for AOD use and related problems needs to include an examination of alcohol expectancies, as well as specific indicators of psychosocial adjustment that capture heterogeneity in both alcohol expectancies and psychosocial adjustment.…”

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“…Such complexity has been shown to be related to the heterogeneity of AOD use outcomes, as well as AOD use-related consequences among adolescents (Loeber et al, 1988;Steinman & Schulenberg, 2003). Consequently, the study of risk for AOD use and related problems needs to include an examination of alcohol expectancies, as well as specific indicators of psychosocial adjustment that capture heterogeneity in both alcohol expectancies and psychosocial adjustment.…”

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Evaluation of an alcohol expectancy typology : group differences in psychosocial functioning and developmental history in a treatment sample of adolescents

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Evaluation of an alcohol expectancy typology : group differences in psychosocial functioning and developmental history in a treatment sample of adolescents" (2006 Montgomery for their guidance and continued encouragement in the development of this research project.Also, I am very grateful for the friendly support that has been extended to me by my fellow graduate students and friends particularly, Rona Carter, Calonie Gray, and AssafOshri. The goals of the present study were (a) to identify distinct and meaningful groups of adolescents on the basis of their self-reported alcohol expectancies and, (b) to document multivariate group differences between alcohol expectancy clusters and specific adjustment outcomes. Six distinct homogenous subgroups were identified via Cluster Analysis. Subsequent validation analyses involving between-cluster comparisons of psychosocial adjustment outcomes identified significant group differences. Clusters with stronger endorsement of positive alcohol expectancies were more likely to receive a lifetime diagnosis of conduct disorder, engage in negative social interactions, have higher ratings of perceived stress, and reckless behaviors. Between-cluster differences were also identified for age, school grade, family structure and ethnicity. The results of this study supported the merit of using a person-centered analytic strategy to describe heterogeneity in patterns of alcohol expectancies and their relations with specific adjustment outcomes among high-risk samples of adolescents.v Consequently, understanding factors that place adolescents at risk for AOD-related problems is essential. This chapter first provides a historical overview to place in context the evolution of the study of consequences related to AOD use. Second, it presents a summary about the prevalence of AOD use among adolescents. Third, this chapter introduces a brief discussion regarding a conceptual model that has guided this research area. Lastly, the significance of the current study for the development of prevention and intervention programs targeting high-risk samples of adolescents is discussed. Historical PerspectiveAlcohol and other drug (AOD) use and related consequences have had profound impacts on society (SAMHSA, 2004). However, AOD use and misuse are not new phenomena. Early attempts to describe maladaptive drinking patterns were often moralistic in tone. For many centuries, alcohol use and related problems were perceived as reflecting character defects or moral weaknesses that were subjects of religious concern and social action. In the late 19th century, Dr. Benjamin Rush published an article in which he revolutionized notions of alcohol-related behaviors by stating that maladaptive patterns of drinking or alcoholism were a disease (Blum, 1991). Much later, Jellinek (1960) advanced a theory in which he presented a disease model of alcoholism.He contended that alcoholism is a disease that, if left untreated, could be fatal or cause 1 serious medical and psychological complications to both the drinking in...

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Transitions in Current Substance Use from Adolescence to Early-Adulthood

Mistry

Heinze

Córdova

et al. 2015

J Youth Adolescence

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Substance use behaviors do not occur in isolation of one another and are not static over time. As adolescents age into early adulthood, there may be dynamic changes in their substance use behaviors, and these changes may be influenced by family and school factors. The current study uses Latent Transition Analysis to examine these changes by measuring transitions among different substance use profiles based on past 30-day alcohol, tobacco and marijuana use, and by estimating associations with demographic, family and school factors. Data were from youth (n = 850; 80% African American, 17% white, 3% mixed race, 50% female and 50% male) in grade 10 (Time 1), with 24- (Time 2) and 48-month (Time 3) follow-ups. Substance use profiles included Non-users (54%), Alcohol and Marijuana Users (20%), and Alcohol, Tobacco and Marijuana Users (26%). There were considerable transitions among profiles from Time 1 to Time 2, and fewer transitions from Time 2 to Time 3. At Time 1, African American race and positive school attitudes were negatively associated with being an Alcohol and Marijuana User, and being an Alcohol, Tobacco and Marijuana User. Family conflict, parental school involvement, female gender and African American race were associated with transitions among substance use profiles. Implications are discussed for a better understanding of transitions in substance use profiles, and for promoting maintenance of non-use and transitions from substance using profiles to non-use.

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First consumption ever of multiple substances: Applying an expert-based taxonomy to a Swiss national sample of adolescents

Berchtold

Akré

Jeannin

et al. 2011

Addictive Behaviors

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A Pattern-Centered Approach to Evaluating Substance use Prevention Programs

Abstract: Substance use develops along distinct pathways during adolescence. This chapter describes an approach to testing how prevention programs may influence these pathways.

Cited by 8 publications

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Evaluation of an alcohol expectancy typology : group differences in psychosocial functioning and developmental history in a treatment sample of adolescents

Evaluation of an alcohol expectancy typology : group differences in psychosocial functioning and developmental history in a treatment sample of adolescents

Transitions in Current Substance Use from Adolescence to Early-Adulthood

First consumption ever of multiple substances: Applying an expert-based taxonomy to a Swiss national sample of adolescents

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