Personality, romantic relationships, and alcohol use disorder symptoms in adolescence and young adulthood: An evaluation of personality × social context interplay

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 1097-1112
Author(s):  
Diana R. Samek ◽  
Brian M. Hicks ◽  
William G. Iacono ◽  
Matt McGue
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Young Adulthood ◽  
Alcohol Use Disorder ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Romantic Partner ◽  
Adolescent Substance Use ◽  
Adolescent Substance ◽  
Substance Use Problems

AbstractPrior research has shown that person-level characteristics (e.g., temperament, personality) correlate and interact with social-contextual factors (e.g., parent–child relationship quality, antisocial peer affiliation) to predict adolescent substance use, but less research has examined similar processes for adult substance use problems. We addressed this gap by testing for personality × romantic partner context interplay in relation to symptoms of alcohol use disorder (AUD) at ages 24 and 29. Participants were twins in the longitudinal Minnesota Twin Family Study (N = 2,769; 52% female). Results support the corresponsive principle of personality in that we found that key personality traits in late adolescence (low constraint, negative emotionality) predicted subsequent “selection” into key social contexts in early adulthood (poorer quality romantic relationships and greater romantic partner alcohol use), which subsequently reinforced those traits and associated outcomes (including correlated AUD symptoms) through late young adulthood. There were few meaningful gender differences in these associations. There was also no support for the personality × romantic partner context interaction as a significant predictor of AUD symptoms at ages 24 or 29. Taken together with prior studies, these results suggest that such interactions may be less relevant to the development of young adult AUD compared to adolescent substance use problems.

scholarly journals The role of pubertal timing in the link between family history of alcohol use disorder and late adolescent substance use

2020 ◽  
Vol 210 ◽  
pp. 107955
Author(s):  
Alexander S. Weigard ◽  
Jillian E. Hardee ◽  
Robert A. Zucker ◽  
Mary M. Heitzeg ◽  
Adriene M. Beltz
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Family History ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Alcohol Use Disorder ◽  
Pubertal Timing ◽  
Adolescent Substance Use ◽  
Late Adolescent ◽  
Adolescent Substance ◽  
History Of

The relation of adolescent substance use to young adult autonomy, positive activity involvement, and perceived competence

1999 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 915-932 ◽  
Author(s):  
LAURIE CHASSIN ◽  
STEVEN C. PITTS ◽  
CHRISTIAN DELUCIA
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Young Adult ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Young Adulthood ◽  
Heavy Drinking ◽  
Perceived Competence ◽  
Adolescent Substance Use ◽  
Adolescent Substance ◽  
Activity Involvement

The current paper uses data from a longitudinal study of a high-risk sample to test the relation between adolescent alcohol and drug use and later young adult autonomy, positive activity involvement, and perceived competence. Participants (children of alcoholics and demographically matched controls) were assessed in three annual interviews in adolescence (mean age: 12.7 years at Time 1) and then again 5–7 years later, in young adulthood (median age: 20 years). Path analyses and latent growth curve models tested the effects of adolescent substance use on both self-reported and collateral-reported outcomes, controlling for correlated risk factors (parental alcoholism, adolescent psychopathology, and parental support), preexisting levels of the outcome, and concurrent young adult substance use. Results showed that adolescent drug use had a significant, unique negative effect on later autonomy and perceived competence. Alcohol use effects were more complex. Adolescent heavy drinking was associated with less positive adult outcomes, but more so in collateral reports than in self-reported outcomes. Moreover, young adult heavy drinking was either uncorrelated with or positively correlated with higher levels of perceived competence, suggesting different developmental significance of alcohol use in adolescence than in young adulthood.

scholarly journals Externalizing Risk Pathways for Adolescent Substance Use and Its Developmental Onset: A Canadian Birth Cohort Study: Trajectoires de comportements extériorisés et le risque pour l’initiation et l’usage de substances des adolescents : Une étude de cohorte de naissance canadienne

2021 ◽  
pp. 070674372098242
Author(s):  
Sylvia Maria Leonarda Cox ◽  
Natalie Castellanos-Ryan ◽  
Sophie Parent ◽  
Chawki Benkelfat ◽  
Frank Vitaro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Family History ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Birth Cohort ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Externalizing Behaviors ◽  
Adolescent Substance Use ◽  
Adolescent Substance ◽  
Substance Use Problems ◽  
History Of

Objective: Only a minority of drug and alcohol users develops a substance use disorder. Previous studies suggest that this differential vulnerability commonly reflects a developmental trajectory characterized by diverse externalizing behaviors. In this study, we examined the relation between child and adolescent externalizing behaviors and adolescent substance use in a prospectively followed Canadian birth cohort, accounting for the temporal sequence of a wide variety of contributing factors. Methods: Two hundred and forty-two adolescents followed since birth (date range: 1996 to 2012) were assessed on externalizing behavior (age 17 months to 16 years), alcohol and cannabis use at age 16, age of alcohol use onset, family history of substance use problems, family functioning (age 11 to 15), sensation seeking (age 16), prenatal substance exposure, socioeconomic status (age 1 to 9), and sex. Results: Age of alcohol use onset was predicted by a family history of substance use problems, externalizing traits from ages 6 to 10 and 11 to 16, sensation seeking at age 16, prenatal alcohol and tobacco exposure and family functioning at ages 11 to 15. High frequencies of alcohol and cannabis use at age 16 were both predicted by externalizing traits from ages 11 to 16, a family history of substance use problems and sensation seeking after controlling for other individual, environmental and familial variables. The association between familial substance use problems and substance use during adolescence was partially mediated by externalizing traits from age 11 to 16. Conclusions: The present findings provide prospective evidence for a developmental risk pathway for adolescent substance use, potentially identifying those who could benefit from early interventions.

Concurrent Childhood Experiences Impact Underage Substance Use

2021 ◽  
pp. 107755952110124
Author(s):  
Eliza Broadbent ◽  
Jacob Read Miller ◽  
Aaron Cheung ◽  
Elizabeth Mathews Rollins ◽  
Lynneth Kirsten B. Novilla ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Early Initiation ◽  
Adolescent Substance Use ◽  
Late Adolescent ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Adolescent Substance ◽  
The Cross

Adverse and advantageous childhood experiences (ACEs and counter-ACEs) during adolescence are understudied. This study examined how childhood experiences affect youth tobacco/alcohol use. Participants included 489 U.S. adolescents (baseline 10–13 years; 51% female) from the first five waves of the Flourishing Families Project. Results of the cross-lagged model showed ACEs were predictive of early tobacco use only. Counter-ACEs in wave two and wave three predicted, respectively, decreased tobacco and decreased alcohol use in the following wave. Counter-ACEs were also correlated with reduced alcohol and tobacco use in later waves. These findings indicate the salience of counter-ACEs over ACEs in persistent and late adolescent substance use, though ACEs may be important to consider to prevent very early initiation of tobacco.

scholarly journals The Relative Contributions of Parental and Sibling Substance Use to Adolescent Tobacco, Alcohol, and other Drug Use

2005 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 869-883 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abigail A. Fagan ◽  
Jake M. Najman
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Sibling Relationships ◽  
Intervention Programs ◽  
Adolescent Substance Use ◽  
Shared Environment ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Adolescent Substance ◽  
The Relationship

While research demonstrates that parental tobacco and alcohol use increases the likelihood of children's substance use, it is unclear whether or not sibling use has a greater, weaker, or similar effect. Based upon self-reported information from Australian adolescents, their siblings and parents, this investigation examines the association between siblings' tobacco and alcohol use. The relationship is consistent, moderately strong, and remains significant when controlling for a number of family-related factors, indicating that the shared environment cannot fully explain the extent of similarity in siblings' behaviors. In addition, sibling substance use has a greater effect on adolescent substance use than does smoking or drinking by parents. These findings indicate the need to include siblings and information regarding sibling relationships in prevention and intervention programs.

The Impact of Adolescent Substance Use on Family Functioning

2017 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 504-528 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beth S. Russell ◽  
Emily Simpson ◽  
Kaitlin M. Flannery ◽  
Christine M. Ohannessian
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Family Functioning ◽  
Internalizing Symptoms ◽  
Family Cohesion ◽  
Adolescent Substance Use ◽  
Adolescent Substance ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Impact

This longitudinal study sought to investigate associations between adolescent substance use and family functioning and whether internalizing symptoms play a mediating role in this relationship; based on growing evidence from the literature, we also explored gender differences. Participants ( N = 1,036) completed surveys in school during 2007, 2008, and 2009. Path analysis results indicated that boys’ alcohol use negatively predicted family functioning while marijuana use results indicate both significant impacts on family functioning. Further results show that boys’ depressive symptoms mediated the relationships between alcohol use and family cohesion and adaptability. For girls, depressive symptoms negatively predicted family functioning (cohesion, adaptability, communication with mother/father), whereas anxiety symptoms positively predicted this same set of family functioning outcomes with the exception of communication with father.

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