摘要:

Problem behavior theory has been a useful adjunct to explaining the etiology of adolescent drug use. However, the conceptual appropriateness of social-psychological theories of drug use with minority youth hsa rarely been tested empirically. In addition to normative developmental transitions associated with adolescence, minority youth may encounter sociopolitical and economic hardships that spawn despair, hopelessness, and personal anomie, which may independently engender drug use. Using cross-sectional data from a cohort of 8th grade, urban, black youth, we tested several latent-variable structural equation models which posited that general deviance would mediate the influence of cognitive efficacy (i.e., skills mastery and personal competence) and, separately, personal anomie. Models were psychometrically sound and accounted for large portions of variation. Results showed that the influence of hopelessness, loneliness, and suicidal thinking was entirely mediated by aggression, sensation-seeking, unsafe, and unconventional behavior. Personal competence had both direct and indirect influences on drug use. Findings underscore the continued primacy of deviance in predicting drug use for minority youth and the necessity of incorporating affective influences into current cognitive-behavioral intervention strategies.

ISSN:1067-828X    

DOI:10.1300/J029v05n01_01

出版商:Taylor&Francis Group    

年代:1996

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

We report the results of an expanded study of the predictors of recidivism to a Juvenile Assessment Center in Hillsborough County, Florida, involving over 5200 youths processed at the center during the period May 5, 1993 through December 31, 1994. Significant relationships were found between the youths' demographics, their dependency referral factors (physical abuse and neglect) and delinquency referral history variables (property, violence, and public disorder offenses), and their recidivism to the Juvenile Assessment Center. The service delivery and policy implications of these results are discussed.

ISSN:1067-828X    

DOI:10.1300/J029v05n01_02

出版商:Taylor&Francis Group    

年代:1996

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

Adolescent depression and alcohol dependence are two major conditions affecting the youth of America. This article describes how adolescents are affected by these conditions and offers a dually focused treatment plan. The intervention is created to address the issues related to depression and alcohol dependence. To facilitate and maintain behavioral changes in treatment, the pain will consist of an adolescent group and a family program. The benefits of this type of treatment and rationale for its application are also discussed.

ISSN:1067-828X    

DOI:10.1300/J029v05n01_03

出版商:Taylor&Francis Group    

年代:1996

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

The Problem Recognition Questionnaire (PRQ), a 24-item measure of adolescent motivation for drug use change and readiness for treatment, was examined with respect to its reliability, factor structure, and predictive validity. The PRQ was administered at intake to 234 adolescents admitted for residential or nonresidential chemical dependency treatment. The PRQ showed a high level of internal consistency (alpha = .91). Three factors were derived and interpreted as representative of the stages of change proposed by Prochaska, DiClemete, and Norcross (1992). Outcome was measured at discharge and 6-month follow-up. High scores on the PRQ (representing a higher level of motivation/readiness) were predictive of some posttreament variables (change in drug use and abstinence), but not the discharge variables. These results indicate that the PRQ has acceptable reliability and some potential as a prognostic indicator for adolescent drug abuse treatment outcome.

ISSN:1067-828X    

DOI:10.1300/J029v05n01_04

出版商:Taylor&Francis Group    

年代:1996

数据来源: Taylor