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Author: Woodlief, Darren Todd
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Lamont, Andrea E. Woodlief, Darren Todd Malone, Patrick S. |
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Predicting High-risk versus Higher-risk Substance Use during Late Adolescence from Early Adolescent Risk Factors Using Latent Class Analysis Addiction Research and Theory 22,1 (2014): 78-89. Also: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.3109/16066359.2013.772587 Cohort(s): NLSY97 Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group Keyword(s): Modeling, Latent Class Analysis/Latent Transition Analysis; Peers/Peer influence/Peer relations; Substance Use Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Much of the existing risk factor literature focuses on identifying predictors of low-levels of substance use versus higher-levels of substance use. In this paper, we explore more nuanced patterns of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug (ATOD) use during late adolescence. Our aims were to: 1) identify subgroups of youth with qualitatively different patterns of ATOD use; and 2) explore whether membership among qualitatively distinct, high-risk classes could be predicted based on early adolescent risk factors. Data came from a selected subsample of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (n = 1,689). Predictors were measured when youth were about 12 years old; ATOD use was assessed when youth were aged 17 years. Results showed that adolescent ATOD use is not a homogenous behavior. Four distinct classes of adolescent ATOD users were derived. Each class had a qualitatively distinct and discriminable pattern of ATOD use. Ecological predictors were shown to differentiate between latent classes, with peer factors playing a particularly important role in differentiating between high-risk and higher-risk users. Implications for prevention and limitations are discussed. |
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Lamont, Andrea E., Darren Todd Woodlief and Patrick S. Malone. "Predicting High-risk versus Higher-risk Substance Use during Late Adolescence from Early Adolescent Risk Factors Using Latent Class Analysis." Addiction Research and Theory 22,1 (2014): 78-89.
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Woodlief, Darren Todd |
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Substance Use and Risky Sex: A Longitudinal Investigation M.A. Thesis, Department of Psychology, University of South Carolina, 2014 Cohort(s): NLSY97 Publisher: ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT) Keyword(s): Alcohol Use; Cigarette Use (see Smoking); Drug Use; Personality/Big Five Factor Model or Traits; Risk-Taking; Sexual Behavior; Substance Use Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. The purpose of this study was to prospectively examine the relationship between substance use and risky sex among a nationally representative sample of adolescents longitudinally from the ages of 16 to 29. Using data collected for the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 (N=8,984), we found the use of marijuana, alcohol, and cigarettes to be consistently associated, across these ages, with an increased probability of having engaged in sexual intercourse with a stranger. Marijuana was found to have the strongest association with risky sex across the years of the study, followed by cigarettes, then alcohol. The current study improves on previous findings by focusing on the global overlap of these behaviors, using a prospective, longitudinal design, and showing a consistent relationship between the use of alcohol, marijuana, and cigarettes and risky sex behavior from middle adolescence through adulthood. These findings lend support to Zuckerman (1984) and others who believed problem behaviors were strongly associated because of personality traits such as sensation seeking, and they point to the need for the integration of prevention and intervention efforts across problem behaviors. |
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Bibliography Citation
Woodlief, Darren Todd. Substance Use and Risky Sex: A Longitudinal Investigation. M.A. Thesis, Department of Psychology, University of South Carolina, 2014. |