ArticleDrug and alcohol dependence2012
Interrelationship of substance use and psychological distress over the life course among a cohort of urban African Americans.
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- Characteristics and Correlates of Psychiatric Problems in Wives of Men with Substance-related Disorders, Kermanshah, Iran.Oman medical journal · 2018Article
- Trajectory classes of cannabis use and heavy drinking among rural African American adolescents: multi-level predictors of class membership.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2018Article
- Multilevel analysis of psychosocial functioning of Adolescents in families affected by HIV/AIDS in Benue state, Nigeria.African journal of biomedical research : AJBR · 2018Article
- Psychosocial correlates of alcohol and other substance use among low-income adolescents in peri-urban Johannesburg, South Africa: A focus on gender differences.Journal of health psychology · 2017Article
- The influence of substance use on depressive symptoms among young adult black men: The sensitizing effect of early adversity.The American journal on addictions · 2017Article
- Testing Longitudinal Relationships Between Binge Drinking, Marijuana Use, and Depressive Symptoms and Moderation by Sex.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundSubstance use and psychological problems are major public health issues because of their high prevalence, co-occurrence, clustering in socio-economically disadvantaged groups, and serious consequences. However, their interrelationship over time is not well understood.
methodsThis study identifies and compares the developmental epidemiology from age 6 to 42 of substance use and psychological distress in a population of African American men and women. Data come from the Woodlawn study, a longitudinal study of an urban community cohort followed since 1966. We use structural equation modeling to examine pathways between substance use (i.e., alcohol, marijuana, and cocaine) and psychological distress over time by gender.
resultsWe find significant continuity from adolescence to midlife for substance use and for psychological distress, as well as significant correlations within time periods between substance use and psychological distress, particularly among women. We also find greater adolescent substance use predicts psychological distress in young adulthood for men, but no cross-lag associations for women. Women's adolescent psychological distress and substance use are linked uniquely to that of their mothers. Findings show additional gender differences in the developmental etiology of substance use and psychological distress.
conclusionsFindings demonstrate the continuity of substance use and psychological distress over time; the contemporaneous relationships between psychological distress and substance use within time periods, and minimal cross-lagged relationships. Findings also show that adolescent substance use may set boys on a pathway of long-term psychological distress, thus adding to evidence of negative consequences of frequent use.
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