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Trial reportPloS one2018

Dissociable psychosocial profiles of adolescent substance users.

Amanda Fitzgerald, Naoise Mac Giollabhui, Louise Dolphin, Robert Whelan, Barbara Dooley

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in PloS one, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. A Machine Learning Approach to Identify Predictors of Frequent Vaping and Vulnerable Californian Youth Subgroups.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Amanda FitzgeraldUCD School of Psychology, University College Dublin, Newman Building, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland.
Naoise Mac GiollabhuiDepartment of Psychology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-4226-5704
Louise DolphinUCD School of Psychology, University College Dublin, Newman Building, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland.
Robert WhelanTrinity Institute of Neurosciences (TCIN), School of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin, College Green, Dublin, Ireland.
Barbara DooleyUCD School of Psychology, University College Dublin, Newman Building, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveAlcohol, tobacco and cannabis use in adolescence is associated with adverse outcomes. Characterizing adolescent substance misusers, however, is difficult due to the wide range of risk and protective factors linked to substance use. The aim of the present study was to examine the role of the Individual, Family, School, Peer, and Social Environment on alcohol (lifetime and risky), tobacco (risky only), and cannabis use (lifetime and riskiness).

methodData were analyzed from a national sample of 5,680 adolescents, capturing substance use behavior alongside risk and protective factors across Individual, Family, School, Peer and Social domains. We applied a sophisticated machine learning classifier to develop models of alcohol, tobacco and cannabis initiation and misuse.

resultsWe found highly accurate (area under curve of receiver-operator-characteristic for out-of-sample performance was > .88) and replicable (over multiple iterations and in comparison with permuted outcomes) dissociable psychosocial profiles of alcohol, tobacco and cannabis use. Alongside common predictors (peer relations and externalizing behavior), dissociable risk and resilience factors were observed. Adolescent profiles of alcohol use were distinguished by the contribution of multiple domains. In contrast, tobacco use was characterized by a small number of individual variables, including female gender and poor perceived academic position. Cannabis use was differentiated by the distinct contribution of Individual risk factors, in particular male gender and feelings of anger. Differential associations were also evident, with the strength and direction of association differing substantially across substances.

conclusionThis study indicates that the relationship between the environment and substance use is more complex than previously thought.

Indexed as

Health Risk BehaviorsModels, PsychologicalPsychology, AdolescentAdolescentAdultChildCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleSubstance-Related Disorders

Identifiers

PMID30161166
PMCPMC6116932

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