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Factors that predict adolescent motivation for substance abuse treatment
(Facteurs prédicteurs de la motivation des adolescents à traiter leur abus de drogues)
Auteur(s) :
BATTJES, R. J. ;
GORDON, M. S. ;
O'GRADY, K. E. ;
KINLOCK, T. W. ;
CARSWELL M. A.
Année :
2003
Page(s) :
221-232
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
57
Domaine :
Plusieurs produits / Several products
Thésaurus mots-clés
ADOLESCENT
;
MOTIVATION
;
TRAITEMENT
;
EPIDEMIOLOGIE DESCRIPTIVE
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Note générale :
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 2003, 24, (3), 221-232
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
Many adolescent substance abusers enter treatment because of external pressures and thus lack motivation to change their behavior and engage in treatment. Because an understanding of adolescent motivation may contribute to improved treatment, an investigation of factors that predict motivation was undertaken with youth admitted to an adolescent outpatient substance abuse treatment program (N = 196). At admission, these subjects received a comprehensive biopsychosocial assessment. Using multiple regression analysis, factors considered to potentially predict motivation were assessed. Of the factors examined, those that involved experiencing various negative consequences of substance use emerged as important predictors of motivation, whereas severity of substance use did not. Diminished awareness of negative consequences of use was consonant with lower motivation, suggesting the importance of interventions to help youth recognize negative consequences of their substance use. Interventions to enhance motivation are likely to become more important as the juvenile justice system increasingly refers troubled youth to treatment. (Editor's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Social Res. Ctr., Friends Res. Inst., 1040 Park Ave., Baltimore, MD 21201. E-mail : rbattjesfrisrc.org
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.