Association of Pregnancy Intentions With Substance Use During Early Pregnancy

2021 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly C. Young-Wolff ◽  
Natalie Slama ◽  
Varada Sarovar ◽  
Amy Conway ◽  
Lue-Yen Tucker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Early Pregnancy ◽  
Pregnancy Intentions

Substance use measures among women in early pregnancy

2000 ◽  
Vol 183 (3) ◽  
pp. 627-632 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina Markovic ◽  
Roberta B. Ness ◽  
Denise Cefilli ◽  
Jeane Ann Grisso ◽  
Susan Stahmer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Early Pregnancy

scholarly journals Childhood ADHD and Involvement in Early Pregnancy: Mechanisms of Risk

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (14) ◽  
pp. 1955-1965 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael C. Meinzer ◽  
Kaitlyn A. LeMoine ◽  
Andrea L. Howard ◽  
Annamarie Stehli ◽  
L. Eugene Arnold ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Early Pregnancy ◽  
Risky Sexual Behavior ◽  
Comparison Group ◽  
Performance Achievement ◽  
Children With Adhd ◽  
Childhood Adhd ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Youth With Adhd ◽  
Significant Mediator

Objective: ADHD is associated with risky sexual behavior and early pregnancy, but few studies have examined mechanisms of risk linking childhood ADHD to early pregnancy. The present study utilized data from the Multimodal Treatment Study of ADHD to examine potential mechanisms that may account for the association between childhood ADHD and becoming pregnant or causing a pregnancy by age 18. Method: Participants were 579 children with ADHD and 289 comparison peers followed over 16 years. Results: Relative to the comparison group, those with childhood ADHD were at more than two times increased risk of early pregnancy. Univariately, persistence of ADHD symptoms, delinquency/substance use, and academic performance/achievement during adolescence each mediated the association between childhood ADHD and early pregnancy. When considered together, only delinquency/substance use remained a significant mediator of this relationship. Conclusion: Findings point toward specific targets of intervention for youth with ADHD to prevent early pregnancy.

Construct Validity of Sensation Seeking: A Psychometric Investigation

1999 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 155-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
André Beauducel ◽  
Burkhard Brocke ◽  
Alexander Strobel ◽  
Anja Strobel
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
German Version ◽  
Trait Theory ◽  
Multilevel Theory ◽  
Sensation Seeking Scale ◽  
Psychometric Investigation

Abstract: Zuckerman postulated a biopsychological multilevel theory of Sensation Seeking, which is part of a more complex multi-trait theory, the Alternative Five. The Sensation Seeking Scale Form V (SSS V) was developed for the measurement of Sensation Seeking. The process of validation of Sensation Seeking as part of a multilevel theory includes analyses of relations within and between several levels of measurement. The present study investigates validity and basic psychometric properties of a German version of the SSS V in a broader context of psychometric traits. - The 120 participants were mainly students. They completed the SSS V, the Venturesomeness- and Impulsiveness-Scales of the IVE, the BIS/BAS-Scales, the ZKPQ and the NEO-FFI. - The results reveal acceptable psychometric properties for the SSS V but with limitations with regard to factor structure. Indications for criterion validity were obtained by prediction of substance use by the subscales Dis and BS. The results of a MTMM analysis, especially the convergent validities of the SSS V were quite satisfying. On the whole, the results yielded sufficient support for the validity of the Sensation Seeking construct or the instrument respectively. They also point to desirable modifications.

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