Editorial: The Violence and Addiction Equation Revisited

Wekerle, Christine

doi:10.1007/s11469-011-9345-2

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“…Crittenden and Claussen (2002) suggest that such adolescents may abuse substances as a form of maladaptive coping. This prediction is in keeping with Wolfe et al's (2003a, b) review of findings linking histories of childhood maltreatment with both adolescent problems with peer relationships, and adolescent substance abuse, and with more general work linking experience of violence and later addiction (Wekerle and Wall 2002). In their review of research relating to childhood neglect and substance abuse, Dunn et al (2002Dunn et al ( , p. 1074 came to a similar conclusion, noting that insecure attachment patterns can be the "mechanism of continuity in maladaptive psychosocial functioning."…”

Section: Explanatory Models Of the Link Between Child Maltreatment Ansupporting

confidence: 82%

Why is Childhood Maltreatment Associated with Adolescent Substance Abuse? A Critical Review of Explanatory Models

Hovdestad

Tonmyr

Wekerle

et al. 2011

Int J Ment Health Addiction

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Childhood maltreatment and adolescent substance abuse are important health issues that have been linked by research and theory for at least 50 years. Considering the intricacies of child maltreatment research, this paper aims to answer the question: which models show the most promise to explain why child maltreatment is a risk indicator for adolescent substance abuse? Models of the mechanisms of this association are reviewed and evaluated in the context of the many complexities of defining and measuring child maltreatment. We offer three recommendations for future research in this area: 1) measures of the severity of child maltreatment should be used where possible; 2) positive childhood relationships should be assessed as a potentially important protective factor; 3) more research should involve system-involved children and adolescents.Keywords Child maltreatment . Substance abuse . Adolescent . Review Child maltreatment 1 is a pandemic human rights, public health, and injury prevention issue. A United Kingdom random probability sample of 18-24 year-olds concerning their experiences before the age of 16 years found that 16% had experienced intrafamilial and/or Int

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Section: Explanatory Models Of the Link Between Child Maltreatment Ansupporting

confidence: 82%