Predictors of Substance Abuse Severity among Adolescents in Residential Treatment for Substance Use Disorders: The Role of Stressors and Social Support
Year: 2009
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The current study examined predictors of Substance Abuse Severity in a sample of adolescents entering treatment for substance use disorders.Specific daily hassles and types of social support were assessed at treatment admission.Participants included 72 adolescents: 76.4% male, 91.7% Caucasian, and ranging in age from 13 to 18 years old (Mean=16.3years).When daily hassles correlated with Substance Abuse Severity were forced entered into block 2 of a hierarchical regression, after gender was entered in block 1, the set of predictor variables explained a marginally significant proportion of variance in Substance Abuse Severity (R 2 =.29, Adjusted R 2 =.14, F(10,47)=1.96, p=.060, f 2 =.416), and no individual daily hassle accounted for a significant amount of unique variance.When provisions of social support correlated with Substance Abuse Severity were forced entered into a multiple regression, the set of predictor variables explained a marginally significant proportion of variance in Substance Abuse Severity (Adjusted R 2 =.09, F(2,57)=2.66,p=.078), and no individual provision of social support accounted for a significant amount of unique variance.Subsequent moderator analyses performed for each type of social support revealed a significant interaction between Reassurance of Worth and Total Stress.These results suggest that adaptive management of daily stressors should be addressed in youth substance use interventions.Additionally, there
Author: Trevor J. Petersen
Institution: Ohio University
Language: English
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2230505844