Reexamining the Psychometric Properties of the Substance Use Risk Profile Scale

Assessment ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 454-471 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brittany E. Blanchard ◽  
Angela K. Stevens ◽  
Kenneth J. Sher ◽  
Andrew K. Littlefield
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Risk Profile ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Clinical Settings ◽  
Predictive Utility ◽  
Empirically Supported

The Substance Use Risk Profile Scale (SURPS), a widely used self-report questionnaire, assesses four personality traits which predict risk for substance use (i.e., anxiety sensitivity, hopelessness, impulsivity, and sensation seeking). Given its use in research and clinical settings, as well as potential utility, this study aimed to provide a comprehensive psychometric evaluation of the SURPS. Undergraduate participants ( N = 718; 69% White; 26% Hispanic, aged 18-25 years, M = 19.00, SD = 1.33) completed a battery of measures, including the SURPS. Tests of measurement invariance, convergent and criterion validity, and internal consistency were conducted, as well as item response theory analyses and a treatment assignment simulation. Several items were removed before partial measurement invariance across gender was established with little information lost. Despite removing several SURPS items, the proposed factor structure was not empirically supported. More work is necessary to determine the predictive utility of assessing these personality traits to predict substance-related outcomes.

scholarly journals Cortical Thickness Links Impulsive Personality Traits and Risky Behavior

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 373 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rickie Miglin ◽  
Nadia Bounoua ◽  
Shelly Goodling ◽  
Ana Sheehan ◽  
Jeffrey M. Spielberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Risky Behavior ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Impulsive Behavior ◽  
Behavior Scale ◽  
The Right

Impulsive personality traits are often predictive of risky behavior, but not much is known about the neurobiological basis of this relationship. We investigated whether thickness of the cortical mantle varied as a function of impulsive traits and whether such variation also explained recent risky behavior. A community sample of 107 adults (ages 18–55; 54.2% men) completed self-report measures of impulsive traits and risky behavior followed by a neuroimaging protocol. Using the three-factor model of impulsive traits derived from the UPPS-P Impulsive Behavior Scale, analysis of the entire cortical mantle identified three thickness clusters that related to impulsive traits. Sensation seeking was negatively related to thickness in the right pericalcarine cortex, whereas impulsive urgency was positively associated with thickness in the left superior parietal and right paracentral lobule. Notably, follow-up analyses showed that thickness in the right pericalcarine cortex also related to recent risky behavior, with the identified cluster mediating the association between sensation seeking and risky behavior. Findings suggest that reduced thickness in the pericalcarine region partially explains the link between sensation seeking and the tendency to engage in risky behavior, providing new insight into the neurobiological basis of these relationships.

Impulsivity and Sensation-Seeking Personality Traits as Predictors of Substance Use Among University Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayman M. Hamdan-Mansour ◽  
Khadejah F. Mahmoud ◽  
Ahmad N. Al Shibi ◽  
Diana H. Arabiat
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
University Students ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Sensation Seeking

Effects of lifetime tobacco, alcohol and drug use on psychological and behavioral problems among 10th grade students in Istanbul

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 405-413 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cuneyt Evren ◽  
Bilge Evren ◽  
Muge Bozkurt ◽  
Arzu Ciftci-Demirci
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Alcohol And Drug Use ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
10Th Grade ◽  
Behavioral Variables ◽  
Dependent Variables

Abstract Aims: The aim of this study was to determine the effects of life-time tobacco, alcohol, and substance use on psychological and behavioral variables among 10th grade students in Istanbul/Turkey. Materials and methods: This study employed a cross-sectional online self-report survey conducted in 45 schools from the 15 districts in Istanbul. The questionnaire featured a section about use of substances, including tobacco, alcohol, and drugs. The depression, anxiety, anger, assertiveness, sensation seeking and impulsiveness subscales of the Psychological Screening Test for Adolescents (PSTA) were used. The analyses were conducted based on 4957 subjects. Results: Logistic regression analyses were conducted with each school with the related and behavioral variables as the dependent variables. Gender, tobacco, alcohol, and drug use being the independent variables. All four independent variables predicted the dependent variables. Lifetime tobacco and drug use had significant effects on all the subscale score, whereas lifetime alcohol use had significant effects on all the subscale scores other than lack of assertiveness, and male gender was a significant covariant for all the subscale scores. Drug use showed the highest effect on dependent variables. Interaction was found between effects of tobacco and alcohol on anxiety, whereas interactions were found between effects of tobacco and drugs on lack of assertiveness and impulsiveness. Conclusion: The findings suggested that male students with lifetime tobacco, alcohol or drug use have particularly high risk of psychological and behavioral problems. The unique effects of substance clusters on these problems may be useful in developing secondary preventive practices for substance use and abuse problems in Istanbul.

Personality and Substance Use: Psychometric Evaluation and Validation of the Substance Use Risk Profile Scale (SURPS) in English, Irish, French, and German Adolescents

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (11) ◽  
pp. 2234-2248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Jurk ◽  
Sören Kuitunen-Paul ◽  
Nils B. Kroemer ◽  
Eric Artiges ◽  
Tobias Banaschewski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Risk Profile

scholarly journals Psychometric Evaluation of the Substance Use Risk Profile Scale (SURPS) in an Inpatient Sample of Substance Users Using Cue-Reactivity Methodology

2014 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert C. Schlauch ◽  
Cory A. Crane ◽  
Rebecca J. Houston ◽  
Danielle S. Molnar ◽  
Nicolas J. Schlienz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Cue Reactivity ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Risk Profile ◽  
Substance Users

scholarly journals Associations between Physical Activity Motives and Trends in Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity Among Adolescents Over Five Years.

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Abi Nader ◽  
Jeffrey Gaudet ◽  
Jennifer Brunet ◽  
Katie E. Gunnell ◽  
Isabelle Doré ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Late Childhood ◽  
Longitudinal Measurement Invariance ◽  
School Year ◽  
Longitudinal Measurement ◽  
Empirically Supported ◽  
Middle Adolescence

Abstract BACKGROUNDMotives for participation in physical activity (PA) have been associated with moderate-to-vigorous intensity PA (MVPA); however, these associations have yet to be established during the transition from childhood to adolescence. This study examined the longitudinal associations between five PA motives (i.e., enjoyment, competence, fitness, social, and appearance) and MVPA over a 5-year period spanning late childhood (9-11 years), early adolescence (12-14 years), and middle adolescence (15-16 years). METHODSSelf-report data (n = 937) were drawn from the ongoing Monitoring Activities for Teenagers to Comprehend their Habits study. The Motives for Physical Activity Measure-Revised (MPAM-R) questionnaire was used to measure PA motives. MVPA was assessed with an empirically supported 2-item measure developed specifically for adolescents. Data from three times points per school year over 5 years (resulting in 15 survey cycles) were analyzed using sex-stratified mixed effects regression models after establishing longitudinal measurement invariance for the MPAM-R.RESULTSMVPA increased from cycle 1 (9-11 years) to 7 (11-13 years) for girls and from cycle 1 (9-11 years) to 9 (12-14 years) for boys before decreasing for both sexes through to cycle 15 (14-16 years). Longitudinal measurement invariance was established for a 22-item version of the MPAM-R. For boys, enjoyment and competence motives were positively associated with MVPA from late childhood to middle adolescence and fitness motives were negatively associated with MVPA from late childhood to middle adolescence. For girls, enjoyment motives were positively associated with MVPA during late childhood and competence motives were positively associated with MVPA from late childhood to middle adolescence. CONCLUSIONSPA interventions should aim to increase enjoyment during PA and provide opportunities for children and adolescents to develop a desire to build competence during PA. PA interventions targeted to youth should avoid promoting the desire to be active to improve fitness, particularly among boys.

Materialism and Drinking Motives: Examining the Longitudinal Associations in an Undergraduate Sample

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-164
Author(s):  
Ishaq Malik ◽  
Elaine Toombs ◽  
Aislin R. Mushquash ◽  
Daniel S. McGrath ◽  
Christopher J. Mushquash
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Longitudinal Design ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Drinking Motives ◽  
Risky Drinking ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Drinking To Cope

Alcohol use is common among individuals attending university and frequent use is associated with several negative effects. It is therefore important to assess individual difference factors preceding alcohol use. Materialism, a value one holds that prioritizes status through the acquisition of money and possessions, has received minimal research focus in relation to alcohol use and has predominantly been examined using cross-sectional designs (i.e., data collected at one time point). The present study was the first to test the association between materialism, risky drinking motives (i.e., motives preceding alcohol use associated with increased consumption and related problems), and risky personality traits (i.e., stable characteristics associated with frequent substance use and related problems) using a short-term longitudinal design. Undergraduate student drinkers (N = 317) completed self-report questionnaires at baseline and follow-up (2 weeks later). Hierarchical regression analyses found that greater levels of materialism significantly predicted each drinking motive while controlling for risky personality traits. Materialism significantly predicted drinking to cope with depression when controlling for trait hopelessness (β = .16, p = .014), drinking to cope with anxiety while controlling for anxiety sensitivity (β = .11, p = .024), and drinking for enhancement while controlling for sensation seeking (β = .24, p < .001). Results provide evidence that materialism is associated with risky drinking motives, which may inform prevention and treatment efforts for problematic use among undergraduate students.

Personality Traits Relate to Heading Frequency in Male Soccer Players

2007 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 379-389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank M. Webbe ◽  
Shelley R. Ochs
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Personality Inventory ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Soccer Players ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Physical Height ◽  
Soccer Heading

Concussions in soccer are often coincident with the act of heading the ball, and some researchers have reported that soccer heading is associated with neurocoginitive decrements. This study aimed to understand (a) the personality factors that may predict frequent soccer heading, and (b) how knowledge of players’ personality traits might help sport counselors persuade neurologically at-risk players to moderate their heading behavior. Sixty elite male soccer players (ages 16-34) completed structured self-report interviews, the NEO-FFI personality inventory, and the Arnett Inventory of Sensation Seeking. Players who headed most had significantly higher extraversion scores than comparison athletes and soccer players who headed less. Physical height was the best predictor of heading frequency but was not correlated with extraversion, which was also a significant predictor. Players with the typical profile of the high heading group may be more resistant to suggestion that they alter their style of play for safety reasons.

Substance Use and Abuse among Deviant and Non-Deviant Adolescents in Israel

1993 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 223-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zipora Barnea ◽  
Meir Teichman ◽  
Giora Rahav
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Depressive Mood ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Learned Resourcefulness ◽  
School Students ◽  
Social Deviance ◽  
Two Samples

The study examined the hypothesis that the use of psychoactive substances is strongly associated with social deviance. Patterns of alcohol and drug use among two samples of deviant adolescents were investigated and compared to patterns of use among a sample of non-deviant youths. The participants were as follows: ninety-seven juvenile delinquents, inmates in institutions, aged twelve through eighteen; 184 detached youth, aged twelve through eighteen, who are in treatment programs of the Departments of Youth Advancement, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Welfare; and a nationwide representative sample of 8151 high school students, aged twelve through eighteen. Substance use was measured by three self-report indices: frequency of use during the last year, use during the last month, and use during the last week. The results clearly indicate that psychoactive substance use is concentrated among Israeli groups of deviant adolescents. These adolescents use all types of substances, licit as well as illicit, at rates considerably exceeding those found among high school students. However, a great similarity was found between the deviant groups of adolescents and the high school students in several personality correlates (sensation seeking, anxiety, depressive mood and learned resourcefulness) of substance use, and to a much lesser degree in its interpersonal correlates (perceived closeness to parents and to peers). The results' implications for prevention are discussed.

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