Article de Périodique
Comparison of psychosocial influences on substance use in adolescents: implications for prevention programming (2002)
(Comparaison des influences psychosociales sur l'usage de substances psychoactives chez les adolescents : implications pour la programmation de la prévention)
Auteur(s) :
FEARNOW-KENNEY M. ;
HANSEN, W. B. ;
McNEAL, R. B.
Année :
2002
Page(s) :
1-24
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
43
Domaine :
Plusieurs produits / Several products
Thésaurus mots-clés
COMPARAISON
;
PSYCHOSOCIOLOGIE
;
FACTEUR DE RISQUE
;
ADOLESCENT
;
PREVENTION
;
CONSOMMATION
;
ETUDE LONGITUDINALE
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Résumé :
This paper compares the potential for twelve psychosocial variables to act as change agents (mediators) in substance use prevention programs. A sample (N=4,412) of students in grades six through eleven were surveyed during two consecutive years of a longitudinal study. A five-factor model of psychosocial influences was used to predict subsequent alcohol, cigarette, and marijuana use. Structural equation modeling revealed that a factor labeled Drug Attitudes most consistently related to decreased future use of all three substances. The four variables composing this factor were beliefs about consequences, non-native beliefs, lifestyle incongruence, and commitment. In several cases, current use mediated the relationship between a mediator factor and future use. Relationships between psychosocial factors and substance use varied little across age groups (middle school vs. high school students). Some effects were substance-specific. Implications for substance use prevention programming are discussed. (Editor's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Tanglewood Res., 7017 Albert Pick Rd, Greensboro, NC, USA
Cote :
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