ArticleAddictive behaviors2017
Preadolescent sensation seeking and early adolescent stress relate to at-risk adolescents' substance use by age 15.
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- Drug Use-related Problems Are Associated with Poorer Health-related Quality of Life: A Community Study of Korean Adults.Clinical psychopharmacology and neuroscience : the official scientific journal of the Korean College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2026Article
- The age-varying effects of adolescent stress on impulsivity and sensation seeking.Journal of research on adolescence : the official journal of the Society for Research on Adolescence · 2023Article
- Do Trajectories of Sensation Seeking Vary by Sex and Child Maltreatment Subtypes?Journal of interpersonal violence · 2022Article
- School-based interventions for preventing substance use in indigenous children ages 7-13: a scoping review protocol.BMJ open · 2020Article
- Sensation seeking in 3- to 6-year-old children: associations with socio-demographic parameters and behavioural difficulties.BMC pediatrics · 2019Article
- The Interactive Effects of Parental Knowledge with Impulsivity and Sensation Seeking in Adolescent Substance Use.Child psychiatry and human development · 2019Article
- The long-term cognitive consequences of adolescent exposure to recreational drugs of abuse.Learning & memory (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.) · 2018Review
- The Moderating Role of Spirituality in the Association between Stress and Substance Use among Adolescents: Differences by Gender.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2018Article
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Abstract
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aimsSubstance use during adolescence can lead to the development of substance use disorders and other psychosocial problems. These negative outcomes are especially likely for individuals who use substances at earlier ages and those who engage in heavier use during adolescence, behaviors which are both more common among youth at higher risk for developing a substance use disorder, such as those with a family history of substance use disorders (FH+). Factors such as increased sensation seeking and greater exposure to stressors among FH+ youth may influence these associations. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the relative and unique contributions of sensation seeking during preadolescence and exposure to stressors during early to mid-adolescence to cumulative substance use by mid-adolescence among FH+ youth.
methodsA total of 167 mostly Hispanic FH+ youth (ages 12-15) who were participating in an ongoing longitudinal study were included in these analyses. Participants' data from biennial waves covering approximately 2.5years were used. Self-reported sensation seeking, exposure to stressors, and substance use were compared.
resultsHigher sensation seeking during preadolescence and greater exposure to stressors during early to mid-adolescence were both associated with substance use by age 15. These factors differentiated Substance Users from Non-Users, and also related to level of substance use.
conclusionsElevated sensation seeking and exposure to stressors are both associated with substance use by age 15 among high-risk youth. Additionally, these factors can distinguish youth who develop heavier substance use during this important developmental period.
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