The relationship between physical and sexual abuse and drug use in a sample of juvenile detainees in Florida and a sample of committed youthful offenders in Colorado

Abstract Introduction Resilience, which aids coping and adjustment, prevents the development of mental health issues for individuals exposed to adversities. Abuse and neglect are some of the adversities that affect the health of adolescents. This study examined the relationship between abuse, neglect and resilience of adolescents. Methods The study adopted a cross-sectional design among 522 secondary school adolescents using interviewer-administered semi-structured questionnaires. Information on socio-demographics, abuse, neglect and resilience were elicited. Associations were tested with significance set at 5%. Results The mean age of respondents was 15.9 ± 1.5, 301 (57.7%) were females and 144 (27.6%) were from polygamous homes. Two hundred and forty-three (46.4%) had high resilience, 141 (27.0%) moderate resilience and 138 (26.6%) had low resilience. Psychological, physical and sexual abuse were reported among 238 (45.7%), 168 (32.1%) and 45 (8.6%) adolescents, respectively, while 71 (13.6%) and 134 (25.8%) experienced psychological and physical neglect, respectively. Adolescents who experienced physical abuse and sexual abuse were about 2 and 2.5 times less likely, respectively, to have high resilience than those who did not experience physical and sexual abuse. Conclusion Abuse and neglect negatively influence resilience of adolescents. Interventions targeted at reducing abuse and neglect should be incorporated in adolescent health protocols to increase their resilience.

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The Relationship between Sexual Abuse and Drug Use: Findings from Houston's Safer Choices 2 Program

Journal of Drug Education ◽

10.2190/3j7l-yn0e-jaj8-qc6p ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 33 (1) ◽

pp. 49-59 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ronald J. Peters ◽

Susan R. Tortolero ◽

Robert C. Addy ◽

Christine Markham ◽

S. Liliana Escobar-Chaves ◽

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Keyword(s):

Sexual Abuse ◽

Substance Use ◽

Logistic Regression ◽

Drug Use ◽

Alternative School ◽

Self Report ◽

Regression Analyses ◽

School Students ◽

Alternative School Students ◽

The Relationship

Self-report drug use data were collected from 282 female alternative school students surveyed through the Safer Choices 2 study in Houston, Texas. Data collection took place between October 2000 and March 2001 via audio-enabled laptop computers equipped with headphones. Logistic regression analyses indicated that sexual abuse history was significantly associated with lifetime use (OR = 1.9, p ≤ 0.05). While the relationships tested in this study are exploratory, they provide evidence for an important connection between sexual abuse and substance use among female alternative school students.

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The Relationship Between Sexual Abuse and Drug Use

Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse ◽

10.1300/j233v04n01_03 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 23-33 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Queen Martin ◽

Ronald J. Peters ◽

Charles E. Amos ◽

George S. Yacoubian ◽

Regina Jones Johnson ◽

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Keyword(s):

Sexual Abuse ◽

Drug Use ◽

The Relationship

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The Relationship Between Childhood Physical and Sexual Abuse and Adolescent Cannabis Use: A Systematic Review

Frontiers in Psychiatry ◽

10.3389/fpsyt.2021.631245 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

Víctor De la Peña-Arteaga ◽

Sarah O. Nogueira ◽

Michael Lynskey ◽

Lindsey A. Hines

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Systematic Review ◽

Sexual Abuse ◽

Drug Addiction ◽

Childhood Maltreatment ◽

Cannabis Use ◽

Health Concern ◽

Weighted Mean ◽

The Relationship ◽

Physical And Sexual Abuse

Background: Among adolescents, cannabis use is a health concern due to associations with drug addiction and mental health disorders across the life course. It has been shown that childhood maltreatment is associated with drug addiction in adulthood. However, a better understanding of the relationship between maltreatment and drug use may improve targeted prevention and interventions. The aim of this systematic review is to describe the association between exposure to childhood maltreatment, specifically physical and sexual abuse, with adolescent cannabis use.Methods: A systematic search strategy was applied to Embase, PsycINFO, and Ovid MEDLINE(R) databases. Methods followed Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Abstract and title screening was performed to identify papers which reported an estimate of the association between childhood physical or sexual abuse and adolescent cannabis use. Full text screening of each paper was performed, and data were extracted and study quality assessed. Weighted means meta-analysis was performed on studies reporting odds ratios as effect estimates.Results: Of 8,780 screened articles, 13 were identified for inclusion. Eight papers received a quality rating score indicating lower risk of bias. Eleven papers reported the relationship between childhood sexual abuse and adolescent cannabis use; effect estimates ranged from AOR 0.53–AOR 2.18 (weighted mean OR 1.29, 95% CI 1.08–1.49). The relationship between childhood physical abuse and adolescent cannabis use was reported in 7 papers; effect estimates ranged from AOR 1.25–AOR 1.87 (weighted mean OR 1.39, 95% CI 1.12–1.66). Differences in the strength of the evidence were observed by the method of exposure ascertainment, and there was some evidence of differences in association by gender, age of cannabis initiation, and the severity of the abuse.Conclusions: This systematic review indicates childhood physical or sexual abuse may increase risk of adolescent-onset cannabis use. Few studies considered variation in timing of onset, or by gender. Adolescent cannabis use precedes is strongly associated with increased risk of negative mental health outcomes; further exploration of adolescent cannabis use's place on the causal pathway between childhood abuse and adult mental health problems is warranted to improve intervention.

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Physical Abuse, Sexual Victimization, and Illicit Drug Use: Replication of a Structural Analysis Among a New Sample of High-Risk Youths

Violence and Victims ◽

10.1891/0886-6708.4.2.121 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 121-138 ◽

Cited By ~ 82

Author(s):

Richard Dembo ◽

Linda Williams ◽

Lawrence La Voie ◽

Estrellita Berry ◽

Alan Getreu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Sexual Abuse ◽

High Risk ◽

Drug Use ◽

Physical Abuse ◽

Structural Model ◽

Sexual Victimization ◽

Illicit Drug ◽

Illicit Drug Use ◽

Care Providers ◽

Physical And Sexual Abuse

Mounting evidence of serious adverse consequences of childhood physical and sexual abuse has important implications for public health officials and care providers. Given the potential impact on social policy of this area of inquiry, programmatic research is needed for the validation of theoretical models across populations and over time. This study, based on a sample of high-risk youths, replicates a structural model that specified the influence of child physical and sexual abuse on self-derogation and drug use. Results suggest that for male and female youths, physical abuse and sexual victimization had a direct effect on self-derogation and illicit drug use, and an indirect effect on drug use that was mediated by self-derogation. Moreover, structural coefficients for the model were found to be identical across gender. Subsequent analyses demonstrated the equivalence of the structural model of child physical and sexual abuse on drug use across two study cohorts. Implications for the identification and treatment of youths in high-risk groups are discussed.

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History of Abuse and Psychological Distress Symptoms Among Female Sex Workers in Two Mexico–U.S. Border Cities

Violence and Victims ◽

10.1891/0886-6708.24.3.399 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 24 (3) ◽

pp. 399-413 ◽

Cited By ~ 28

Author(s):

Monica D. Ulibarri ◽

Shirley J. Semple ◽

Swati Rao ◽

Steffanie A. Strathdee ◽

Miguel A. Fraga-Vallejo ◽

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Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Sexual Abuse ◽

Psychological Distress ◽

Sex Workers ◽

Female Sex Workers ◽

Hierarchical Regression ◽

Female Sex ◽

Current Psychological ◽

The Relationship ◽

Physical And Sexual Abuse

This study examined histories of past emotional, physical, and sexual abuse as correlates of current psychological distress using data from 916 female sex workers (FSWs) who were enrolled in a safer-sex behavioral intervention in Tijuana and Ciudad (Cd.) Juarez, Mexico. We hypothesized that histories of abuse would be associated with higher symptom levels of depression and somatization and that social support would moderate the relationship. Nonparametric correlations and a series of hierarchical regression analyses revealed that all forms of past abuse predicted higher levels of depressive symptoms, and physical and sexual abuse were significantly associated with higher levels of somatic symptoms. Social support was also significantly associated with fewer symptoms of distress; however, it was not shown to moderate the relationship between abuse history and distress.

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