Sentences with phrase «studies of adolescent substance use»

Most studies of adolescent substance use and psychological comorbidity have examined the contributions of conduct problems and depressive symptoms measured only at particular points - in - time.

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Miller - Johnson et al (2004), in a prospective longitudinal study of 335 African American males found childhood aggression (particularly when stable across 3rd to 5th grades) significantly predicting reported pregnancies during adolescence, with adolescent substance use and deviant peer involvement adding incrementally to the prediction.

Role of parenting styles in adolescent substance use: results from a Swedish longitudinal cohort study.

Upon narrowing the study's focus to the three smallest and least studied U.S. racial groups, Pacific Islander, multiracial, and American Indian adolescents had higher prevalence for using several illicit substances as well as every marker of suicidality compared to non-Hispanic white adolescents.

Teenage victims of cyberbullying, defined as the use of the internet or cell phones to send hurtful and harassing messages, are more likely to develop symptoms of depression, substance abuse and internet addiction, reports a new study in the Journal of Adolescent Health.

The use of medication to treat attention deficient hyperactivity disorder is linked to significantly lower risk for substance use problems in adolescents and adults with ADHD, according to a study led by researchers at Indiana University.

«While more research is needed, accumulating evidence exists to suggest that energy drink consumption is linked to adverse cardiovascular events, sleep disturbances, and other substance use among adolescents,» says Amelia Arria, director of the University of Maryland School of Public Health's Center for Young Adult Health and Development and co-author of the recent energy drink and alcohol study.

A 2008 study that followed a group of adolescent women with ADHD for five years found that the participants who had been treated with stimulants were nearly 75 % less likely to develop a substance - use disorder than those who were not, while other research has shown that the use of ADHD medication in young men reduces the risk of later substance - use disorders by 85 %.

Dr. Bry's systematic program of prevention research has included studies that: 1) search for precursors that differentiate adolescents who will develop conduct or substance use problems from those who will not and environmental factors that might reduce or buffer those precursors; 2) investigate whether these factors actually precede or reduce future problems; and 3) test the outcome efficacy and effectiveness of experimental methods to modify these factors.

Role of parenting styles in adolescent substance use: results from a Swedish longitudinal cohort study.

The study utilized Common Sense Parenting (CSP) to examine how child and parent reports of parenting were related to early adolescent substance use and school suspensions.

Parents may also play a role, as many previous research studies have found that parental R - rated movie restriction is associated with lower rates of adolescent substance use [57]--[61], presumably as a result of decreased exposure.

Substance use disorders emerged in middle adolescence and increased in frequency through the middle 20s, becoming by far the most common psychiatric problems reported by the study participants.26, 27 We have already shown that early conduct problems predicted the onset of adolescent substance use disorders in this sample, 28,29 and it is not surprising that this is the aspect of behavioral problems that showed the intervention effect in young aSubstance use disorders emerged in middle adolescence and increased in frequency through the middle 20s, becoming by far the most common psychiatric problems reported by the study participants.26, 27 We have already shown that early conduct problems predicted the onset of adolescent substance use disorders in this sample, 28,29 and it is not surprising that this is the aspect of behavioral problems that showed the intervention effect in young asubstance use disorders in this sample, 28,29 and it is not surprising that this is the aspect of behavioral problems that showed the intervention effect in young adulthood.

Previous studies suggested that early childhood trauma can lead to an array of negative health outcomes and behaviors, including substance abuse, among both adolescents and adults.22 — 25 For example, childhood physical and sexual abuse has been shown to be associated with illegal drug use.26 — 28 Although these studies provide evidence that most substance abusers come from abusive homes, many of these studies have taken a «categorical» approach to examine the relationship between 1 or 2 forms of these childhood exposures and subsequent drug abuse; few studies have examined illicit drug use and abuse in relation to multiple disturbing or stressful childhood exposures.

The concept of resilience and closely related research regarding protective factors provides one avenue for addressing mental well - being that is suggested to have an impact on adolescent substance use.8 — 17 Resilience has been variably defined as the process of, capacity for, or outcome of successful adaptation in the context of risk or adversity.9, 10, 12, 13, 18 Despite this variability, it is generally agreed that a range of individual and environmental protective factors are thought to: contribute to an individual's resilience; be critical for positive youth development and protect adolescents from engaging in risk behaviours, such as substance use.19 — 22 Individual or internal resilience factors refer to the personal skills and traits of young people (including self - esteem, empathy and self - awareness).23 Environmental or external resilience factors refer to the positive influences within a young person's social environment (including connectedness to family, school and community).23 Various studies have separately reported such factors to be negatively associated with adolescent use of different types of substances, 12, 16, 24 — 36 for example, higher self - esteem16, 29, 32, 35 is associated with lower likelihood of tobacco and alcohol use.

The Effects of Parental Acculturation and Parenting Practices on the Substance Use of Mexican - Heritage Adolescents from Southwestern Mexican Neighborhoods Castro, Marsiglia, Nagoshi, & Parsai (2014) Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, 13 (3) Reports the results of a study of Mexican and Mexican - American adolescents, examining the effects of parental reports of their communications with their child, their involvement with this child, and their positive parenting because these factors affect their child's substance use bSubstance Use of Mexican - Heritage Adolescents from Southwestern Mexican Neighborhoods Castro, Marsiglia, Nagoshi, & Parsai (2014) Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, 13 (3) Reports the results of a study of Mexican and Mexican - American adolescents, examining the effects of parental reports of their communications with their child, their involvement with this child, and their positive parenting because these factors affect their child's substance use behavioUse of Mexican - Heritage Adolescents from Southwestern Mexican Neighborhoods Castro, Marsiglia, Nagoshi, & Parsai (2014) Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, 13 (3) Reports the results of a study of Mexican and Mexican - American adolescents, examining the effects of parental reports of their communications with their child, their involvement with this child, and their positive parenting because these factors affect their child's substance useAdolescents from Southwestern Mexican Neighborhoods Castro, Marsiglia, Nagoshi, & Parsai (2014) Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, 13 (3) Reports the results of a study of Mexican and Mexican - American adolescents, examining the effects of parental reports of their communications with their child, their involvement with this child, and their positive parenting because these factors affect their child's substance use bSubstance Abuse, 13 (3) Reports the results of a study of Mexican and Mexican - American adolescents, examining the effects of parental reports of their communications with their child, their involvement with this child, and their positive parenting because these factors affect their child's substance useadolescents, examining the effects of parental reports of their communications with their child, their involvement with this child, and their positive parenting because these factors affect their child's substance use bsubstance use behaviouse behaviors.

This, together with evidence from other studies that «brand awareness» has strong relationships with cinema - going, internet use, chat room visits, listening to music and TV - watching among early adolescents, 13 and that smoking is associated with fashion - consciousness, particularly among young women, 32 suggests that image and identity may be important mechanisms linking consumerism with these two aspects of adolescent substance use.

Thus, illicit drug use may serve as an avenue to escape or dissociate from the immediate emotional pain, anxiety, and anger that likely accompany such experiences.46, 47 The current findings are supported by previous studies that have reported associations between forms of childhood abuse and substance abuse in adolescents.46, 48,49 The adverse developmental and emotional impact of these interrelated childhood experiences, combined with behaviors inherent among this age group, 19 — 21 all may contribute to the especially strong graded relationship that we found in this age group.

However, our results are consistent with the small number of other studies which have found associations between consumerist values and adolescent substance use.

This study (NIDA #R01DA025616) is a randomized clinical trial (RCT) that will compare an experimental treatment (OutPatient Treatment for Adolescents) to an «active placebo» on key indices (drug use; mental health; behavioral, school, peer, and family functioning; and consumer satisfaction) from pre-treatment through 18 months in order to evaluate its efficacy for youth referred to outpatient treatment of co-occurring substance use and internalizing problems.

Summary: (To include comparison groups, outcomes, measures, notable limitations) The current study evaluates the feasibility and efficacy of Risk Reduction through Family Therapy (RRFT) for reducing substance use risk and trauma - related mental health problems among sexually assaulted adolescents.

According to a 2009 study by the California Center for Population Research at the University of California - Los Angeles, adolescents with parents who clash show poorer academic results and increased substance use.

Summary: (To include comparison groups, outcomes, measures, notable limitations) This study is a secondary analysis to determine the effects of Brief Strategic Family Therapy (BSFT) on parent substance use, and the relationship between parent substance use and adolescent substance use.

Summary: (To include comparison groups, outcomes, measures, notable limitations) This longitudinal study examines the effectiveness of The Seven Challenges ® in reducing adolescent substance use and mental health problems, as well as the process by which it is effective.

Limitations include that the direction of the discrepancy can not be determined by the statistical methods used in the study, the somewhat low reliabilities of the FES subscales, and that results may not be generalizable to other populations, as families with a substance abusing runaway adolescent have long been recognized to represent some of the most distressed families.

The present study examined the effects of alcohol and substance use at age 11 on trajectories of physical aggression over time (ages 12 — 14) among urban adolescents from Chicago, IL.

This study investigated the unique associations between electronic media communication (EMC) with friends and adolescent substance use (tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis), over and beyond the associations of face - to - face (FTF) interactions with friends and the average level of classroom substance use.

Summary: (To include comparison groups, outcomes, measures, notable limitations) This study evaluated the effectiveness of The Parent Project, among parents of at - risk youth in the areas of general child management, family involvement, negative parent — child affective quality, substance use rules communication, and parental self - efficacy (PSE) in the ability to affect adolescent substance use.

Based on data provided by the 90,000 adolescents in the in - school survey of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, this paper investigates whether adolescents who claim mixed ancestry report more adjustment problems (higher levels of depression, substance use, health problems) than their peers who claim a single ancestry.

He also served as co-investigator with OSLC scientist Dr. Charles R. Martinez, Jr. (now director of the Center for Equity Promotion in the College of Education at the University of Oregon) on a variety of projects through the Oregon Social Learning Center Latino Research Team, including the Latino Youth and Family Empowerment Project I and II, which developed and tested a culturally specific parent training intervention for Latino families with youngsters at risk for substance use and related problems; the Adolescent Latino Acculturation Study, which was designed to learn more about how Latino families and their middle school youth who have immigrated to the U.S. adapt to life in this country; and PREVENIR, which developed and refined a culturally specific parent and teacher training program in four countries in Central America.

Previous studies have documented the association between bullying and both health behaviors and symptoms.21, 43,44 These studies indicate that while being bullied is associated with difficulty making friends and lower use of alcohol, 21 perpetration of bullying is associated with more time spent with friends44 and increased use of alcohol and cigarettes.21 This suggests that although adolescents who are bullied may be at less risk for adverse health outcomes associated with substance use, they may be at increased risk for somatic complaints associated with poor peer relationships.3, 18 New initiatives such as the US Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration's Stop Bullying Now campaign45 should be evaluated for their efficacy in raising public awareness and reducing the prevalence of bullying.

One study prospectively investigated the role of the SURPS personality dimensions on early adolescent substance use and found hopelessness, sensation seeking, and impulsivity to be predictive of substance use behaviors 1 year later (Krank et al. 2011).

Findings indicate that, regardless of age, children of authoritative parents perform better in school, display fewer conduct problems and show better emotional adjustment than those raised in non-authoritative homes.12 Adolescents with authoritative parents who balance appropriate levels of supervision, nurturance and democratic decision - making tend to achieve better psychosocial outcomes.12 Studies reveal that adolescents with authoritative parents are associated with less psychological distress, higher self - esteem, higher academic achievements, lower levels of delinquency and less substance use.13 Gray and Steinberg13 found that emotional and behavioural problems tended to be associated with the degree of behavioural control and supervision or Adolescents with authoritative parents who balance appropriate levels of supervision, nurturance and democratic decision - making tend to achieve better psychosocial outcomes.12 Studies reveal that adolescents with authoritative parents are associated with less psychological distress, higher self - esteem, higher academic achievements, lower levels of delinquency and less substance use.13 Gray and Steinberg13 found that emotional and behavioural problems tended to be associated with the degree of behavioural control and supervision or adolescents with authoritative parents are associated with less psychological distress, higher self - esteem, higher academic achievements, lower levels of delinquency and less substance use.13 Gray and Steinberg13 found that emotional and behavioural problems tended to be associated with the degree of behavioural control and supervision or monitoring.

Mental health problems in adolescents may impair their ability to learn and create a risk for lower education attainment and school dropout, 47 which in turn are known to increase benefit dependence.51 In the study by Fergusson and Horwood50 in which they studied conduct problems at age 8 years and unemployment 10 years later, analyses suggested that the association was mediated by a series of processes during adolescence including patterns of peer affiliation, substance use, truancy and problems with school authority.

The current study (N = 134 adolescents) sought to elucidate the interactive effects of cortisol reactivity following a stressful parent — child interaction task and self - reported emotion regulation ability on adolescents» substance use and externalizing and internalizing behavior problems.

Psychiatric disorders associated with substance use among children and adolescents: findings from the Methods for the Epidemiology of Child and Adolescent Mental Disorders (MECA) study

Social Support from Developmental Contexts and Adolescent Substance Use and Well - Being: A Comparative Study of Spain and Portugal.

Various studies have shown that the amounts of observed rule - breaking versus normative talk, and the reinforcement thereof, during videotaped interactions between adolescents and their friends was associated with the development of problem behaviors, including antisocial tendencies, aggression and violence, substance use, and risk - taking (e.g., Dishion, Capaldi, Spracklen, & Li, 1995; Dishion, Eddy, Haas, Li, & Spracklen, 1997; Patterson et al., 2000; Piehler & Dishion, 2007).

The current study assessed the relative importance of conduct problems and depressive symptoms, measured at two ages (11 and 15), for predicting substance use at age 15 in an unselected birth cohort of New Zealand adolescents.

The purpose of this study is to review existing measures of family engagement, and to assess their conceptual coverage and utility for adolescent substance use providers.

In this study, we examined the association of internalizing and externalizing behavior problems and their co-occurrence with early adolescent substance use to help clarify whether internalizing problems operate as a risk or protective factor.