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Article de Périodique
Multivariate comparison of male and female adolescent substance abusers with accompanying legal problems (2011)
Auteur(s) :
TARTER, R. E. ;
KIRISCI, L. ;
MEZZICH, A. ;
PATTON, D.
Année
2011
Page(s) :
207-211
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Thésaurus mots-clés
COMPARAISON
;
ADOLESCENT
;
SEXE
;
DIFFERENCE DE GENRE
;
SANCTION PENALE
;
JUSTICE
;
MODELE STATISTIQUE
Résumé :
PURPOSE: The factors that distinguish adolescent male and female substance abusers with and without legal problems were investigated.
METHOD: Youths (N = 4,071) admitted for substance abuse treatment were administered the revised Drug Use Screening Inventory (DUSI-R) to measure severity of health, behavior, and social adjustment problems.
RESULTS: Legal problems were more frequent among boys; however, severity of disturbance was greater in girls on 9 of 10 scales. Substance abusing girls and boys with legal problems reported more severe behavior, substance abuse, family adjustment, and peer relationship problems than substance abusing peers without legal problems. Quality of peer relationship mediated the association of family dysfunction, substance abuse and behavior problems with legal problems in boys only.
CONCLUSIONS: Gender and legal status both need to be taken into account to potentiate treatment prognosis of substance abusing youths.
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS:
► Adolescent girls who have substance abuse and legal problems have more pervasive disturbances than boys.
► Peer relationships in boys but not girls mediate the association between family disturbance and substance abuse.
► Derived table of standardized scores reveal that overall severity of problems in substance abusing girls with or without legal problems is about 10% more severe than boys.
METHOD: Youths (N = 4,071) admitted for substance abuse treatment were administered the revised Drug Use Screening Inventory (DUSI-R) to measure severity of health, behavior, and social adjustment problems.
RESULTS: Legal problems were more frequent among boys; however, severity of disturbance was greater in girls on 9 of 10 scales. Substance abusing girls and boys with legal problems reported more severe behavior, substance abuse, family adjustment, and peer relationship problems than substance abusing peers without legal problems. Quality of peer relationship mediated the association of family dysfunction, substance abuse and behavior problems with legal problems in boys only.
CONCLUSIONS: Gender and legal status both need to be taken into account to potentiate treatment prognosis of substance abusing youths.
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS:
► Adolescent girls who have substance abuse and legal problems have more pervasive disturbances than boys.
► Peer relationships in boys but not girls mediate the association between family disturbance and substance abuse.
► Derived table of standardized scores reveal that overall severity of problems in substance abusing girls with or without legal problems is about 10% more severe than boys.
Affiliation :
Center for Education and Drug Abuse Research, University of Pittsburgh, 711 Salk Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA