Abuse of psychoactive substances among adolescent

Despotović, Milena; Despotović, Mile; Đukić-Dejanović, Slavica; Janković, Slaviša; Ilić, Biljana; Arsić, Slađana; Talevska, Valentina

doi:10.5937/pons1304146d

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“…Most of the previous studies have tried to determine factors that lead to the risky behavior and a habit of abusing these psychoactive substances through examining the biological factors (genetic, neurological, and biological basis of psychological functioning), psychological development in adolescence, interpersonal (a family system, peer relationships), and environmental factors (Despotović at al., 2013). Since behavioral geneticists can evaluate the degree in which genetic and environmental factors, as well as their interaction, contribute to the variability in phenotypic characteristics, it should provide the most comprehensive understanding of these behaviors.…”

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Sensation Seeking and Risky Behaviors in Light of Genetic and Environmental Factors

Jovanov

Bosić

2019

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The study was conducted on a sample of 171 pairs of adult twins with the aim of determining the level of the genetic and environmental influence on individual differences for an optimal level of arousal (Zuckerman’s sensation seeking construct), and tendencies towards risky behavior (smoking and alcohol abuse). Sensation Seeking Scale and Personal Information Questionnaire were applied. The results have shown that sensation seeking subdimensions belong to the category of highly heritable personality traits (50% - 63%), as well as the smoking addiction (75%). An unshared environmental influence has also proven to be important for these variables. As for the alcohol abuse, it has been proven that it is mostly determined by the effect of the unshared environment (68%). Additionally, the additive genetic factor mainly contributes to covariation between sensation seeking constructs and different risky behaviors.

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Sensation Seeking and Risky Behaviors in Light of Genetic and Environmental Factors

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Bosić

2019

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Abuse of psychoactive substances among adolescent

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Sensation Seeking and Risky Behaviors in Light of Genetic and Environmental Factors

Sensation Seeking and Risky Behaviors in Light of Genetic and Environmental Factors

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