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Association between risk propensity and substance use: A multilevel meta-analysis (2025)
Auteur(s) :
WANG, C. W. ;
YEO, J. E. ;
SHOU, Y.
Année
2025
Page(s) :
art. 112640
Sous-type de document :
Méta-analyse / Meta-analysis
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Alcool / Alcohol ; Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs ; Tabac / Tobacco / e-cigarette
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus mots-clés
CONDUITE A RISQUE
;
FACTEUR DE RISQUE
;
TABAC
;
ALCOOL
;
PRODUIT ILLICITE
;
INITIATION
Autres mots-clés
Résumé :
Background: Substance use and its related disorders represent a significant global health concern. Risk propensity has been identified as a factor influencing substance use.
Methods: Multilevel meta-analysis was applied to quantitatively synthesise studies examining the associations between risk propensity and substance use and to identify potential factors that influence these relationships.
Results: A total of 323 effect sizes, 186 independent samples, and 148 studies were included in this meta-analysis. The results showed that risk propensity was statistically positively associated with substance use (r = 0.116), as well as with all three main types of substances, including tobacco (r = 0.092), alcohol (r = 0.114), and drugs (r = 0.115). Such a link was not significantly different across substance types. Moderator analyses showed that the type of risk propensity assessments and age of the study samples moderated the association between risk propensity and one or more types of substance use.
Conclusions: The findings underscore the importance of considering the role of risk propensity in the initiation of substance use and developing early interventions to prevent substance use. Future interventions could consider early detection and targeted intervention for young people with a heightened risk propensity. [Author's abstract]
Methods: Multilevel meta-analysis was applied to quantitatively synthesise studies examining the associations between risk propensity and substance use and to identify potential factors that influence these relationships.
Results: A total of 323 effect sizes, 186 independent samples, and 148 studies were included in this meta-analysis. The results showed that risk propensity was statistically positively associated with substance use (r = 0.116), as well as with all three main types of substances, including tobacco (r = 0.092), alcohol (r = 0.114), and drugs (r = 0.115). Such a link was not significantly different across substance types. Moderator analyses showed that the type of risk propensity assessments and age of the study samples moderated the association between risk propensity and one or more types of substance use.
Conclusions: The findings underscore the importance of considering the role of risk propensity in the initiation of substance use and developing early interventions to prevent substance use. Future interventions could consider early detection and targeted intervention for young people with a heightened risk propensity. [Author's abstract]
Affiliation :
Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
Lloyd's Register Foundation Institute for the Public Understanding of Risk, National University of Singapore, Singapore
School of Medicine and Psychology, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Lloyd's Register Foundation Institute for the Public Understanding of Risk, National University of Singapore, Singapore
School of Medicine and Psychology, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia