Predictors of drug and alcohol abuse among children and adolescents

Kirkcaldy, Bruce; Siefen, G.; Surall, Daniel; Bischoff, Richard J.

doi:10.1016/s0191-8869(03)00082-5

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“…They cope more difficult in the world in general compared with adolescents who do not consume alcohol. Discussed findings about psychological, social and coping self from this study are in accordance with more findings in the literature [2,10,13,14,20].…”

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confidence: 91%

Self Image and Frequent Alcohol Use in Middle Adolescence

Naumovska¹,

Bonevski²

2012

UCMS

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Aim:The examination was conducted in order to evaluate the differences in self image between the group of adolescents who use and do not use alcohol frequently. Material and methods: The severity of the alcohol use is measured with the Adolescent Alcohol Involvement Scale (AAIS), while the self image is measured with the Offer Self Image Questionnaire (OSIQ). Both questionnaires were administered to 86 adolescents, in middle adolescence (15 to 18 years old). Results: Statistically significant difference between the self image (psychological, social and coping self) of both examined groups (with and without alcohol frequent use) was found. Conclusion: These findings confirm that the self image is lower at adolescents with frequent alcohol use in comparison with adolescents without frequent alcohol use, with statistical significance p < 0.01.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

Self Image and Frequent Alcohol Use in Middle Adolescence

Naumovska¹,

Bonevski²

2012

UCMS

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“…Among addicts' personality characteristics, P trait emerged as the most powerful factor, with E and N traits each making a significant contribution. Studies have reported an increase in P and N traits among drug users [29][30][31][32][33] . The strongest form of Eysenck's antisocial behavior hypothesis would be high P, E, and N with low L. Although pre-and postoperative personality characteristics suggested the same personality model, there was a statistically significant difference in P trait, a nonsignificant increase in N and E traits, and a decrease in L dimension postoperatively.…”

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confidence: 99%

Evaluation of Short-Term Psychological Functions in Opiate Addicts after Ablating the Nucleus Accumbens via Stereotactic Surgery

He¹,

Guan

Zhao

et al. 2008

Stereotact Funct Neurosurg

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Objective: To investigate the short-term psychological function of opiate addicts who have undergone ablative stereotactic surgery targeting the nucleus accumbens (NAc) for alleviating opiate drug psychological dependence. Methods: The psychological functional status of 14 opiate addicts was assessed by standardized psychological tests both before and approximately 3 months after stereotactic surgery. Standardized tests included the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised Chinese (WAIS-RC), the Clinical Memory Scale of Chinese (CMS), the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ) and the Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL-90). The evaluation of psychological dimensions included intelligence, memory, personality characteristics and mental health symptoms. Results: Compared with the preoperative state, there was no statistically significant difference in full-scale intelligence quotient (IQ) postoperatively, but without Bonferroni correction a significant decline by 13.55% (p < 0.05) was observed in the Digit Symbol-Substitution subtest of WAIS-RC. The memory quotient (MQ) of CMS demonstrated a significant decline of 10.65% (p < 0.05) postoperatively. Concerning the participants’ personality characteristics, a significant postoperative increase (p < 0.05) was detected in the Psychoticism (P) trait of EPQ. The mental healthy severity indexes of SCL-90 were decreased postoperatively. After Bonferroni correction, however, there was no statistical difference between pre- and postoperative results on all assessments. Conclusions: Although the patients’ intelligence measures were not changed significantly, their short-term memory and attention appeared to decline postoperatively. In addition, there was a trend towards change in some personality characteristics postoperatively. The postoperative mental health levels of the patients increased, indicating a trend towards improvement. Stereotactic ablation of the NAc in opiate addicts may be associated with short-term negative psychological functions. Advisement regarding the safety of the new surgical modality and recommendations for further investigation are necessary.

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“…Barnes and Farrell (1992), Barnes, Farrell, and Banerjee (1994), and Baumrind (1991), for example, found that higher levels of parental warmth and support were associated with lower levels of adolescent substance use and abuse. Kirkcaldy, Siefen, Surall, and Bischoff (2004) reported that hard-drug use, in particular, was more closely associated with family relationships (parental acceptance/rejection), while tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana use were more closely connected with peer group influences. High levels of family conflict and low levels of family bonding also have been associated with adolescent substance use (Guo, Hill, Hawkins, Catalano, & Abbott, 2002).…”

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Male Versus Female Substance Abuse Patterns Among Incarcerated Juvenile Offenders: Comparing Strain and Social Learning Variables

Neff¹,

Waite²

2007

Justice Quarterly

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The present study explores gender differences in substance use among a juvenile correctional population. Hypotheses derived from general strain theory and differential association/social learning theory are evaluated in order to examine the relative importance of family transitions, family dysfunctions, victimization, and peer substance use. The data include information on approximately 5,000 incarcerated juveniles (89 percent males, 11 percent females). Comparisons across gender indicate similarity with respect to alcohol and marijuana, but earlier age of onset and greater current use among females for most other substances. Regression analyses reveal similarity across genders in the preeminence of peer substance use as a predictor, but mixed results with respect to the influence of family factors and victimization. Findings are consistent with the tenets of differential association/social learning theory on the whole, but also indicate potential differences in sources of strain for males and females with respect to age of onset of alcohol/marijuana use.

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Predictors of drug and alcohol abuse among children and adolescents

Cited by 39 publications

References 22 publications

Self Image and Frequent Alcohol Use in Middle Adolescence

Self Image and Frequent Alcohol Use in Middle Adolescence

Evaluation of Short-Term Psychological Functions in Opiate Addicts after Ablating the Nucleus Accumbens via Stereotactic Surgery

Male Versus Female Substance Abuse Patterns Among Incarcerated Juvenile Offenders: Comparing Strain and Social Learning Variables

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