Developmental trajectories of self-management skills and adolescent substance use / Desarrollo de habilidades de autocuidado y uso de sustancias en adolescentes

2009 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth W. Griffin ◽  
Lawrence M. Scheier ◽  
Gilbert J. Botvin
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Developmental Trajectories ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Effective Deterrent ◽  
Uso De Sustancias ◽  
Over Time

AbstractThis study examined whether transitions in self-management skills were associated with change in gateway substance use (alcohol, cigarettes, and marijuana) from early to mid-adolescence, using a latent growth framework for data analysis. The sample consisted of predominantly white, suburban, and middle-class students (N=2,277) attending 22 middle schools who were followed-up annually from the 7th through 10th grades. Findings indicated that substance use increased in a steady fashion, whereas change in self-management skills (represented by a latent construct withindicators of decision-making, problem solving, self-reinforcement, and self control skills) was relatively flat with a gradual decline over time.A conditioned growth model indicated that early levels of substanceuse increased the decline in self-management skills over time. Earlyself-management skills, on the other hand, were protective and slowed growth in substance use. Relations between the two slope growth factors indicated that increases in substance use over time were associated with parallel decreases in self-management skills. Receiving higher grades in school was protective and downwardly influenced growth in substance use, whereas being male was associated with a greater decline in self-management skills. These findings support the utility of prevention programs emphasizing self-management skills training as an effective deterrent to early-stage substance use.

scholarly journals Telephone-delivered CBT self-management skills training for chronic back pain

2011 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. P75
Author(s):  
M. Slater ◽  
T. Chircop-Rollick ◽  
S. Patel ◽  
M. Golish ◽  
A. Weickgenant ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Back Pain ◽  
Chronic Back Pain ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Management Skills

Are some more equal than others? Social comparison in self-management skills training for long-term conditions

2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 305-317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Rogers ◽  
Claire Gately ◽  
Anne Kennedy ◽  
Caroline Sanders
Keyword(s):  
Social Comparison ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Long Term Conditions

Toward Control Over Time: Participant Experience of Attending the Let’s Get Organized Group Intervention

2021 ◽  
Vol 75 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kajsa Lidström-Holmqvist ◽  
Anita Tollén ◽  
Marie Holmefur
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Group Intervention ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Swedish Version ◽  
Over Time

Importance: Time management is crucial for managing daily activities but is difficult for many people with neurodevelopmental or mental disorders. Few sustainable interventions have addressed time management in daily life. Objective: To describe the experiences and meaning of attending the Swedish version of the Let’s Get Organized (LGO–S) group intervention. Design: Qualitative design with interviews 1 to 4 mo after the completed intervention. Setting: Outpatient psychiatric and adult habilitation clinics. Participants: Twelve adults with neurodevelopmental or mental disorders. Intervention: LGO–S, a manual-based group intervention that focuses on time-management skills. Outcomes and Measures: Semistructured interviews analyzed with qualitative content analysis. All authors took an active part in the analysis process; consensus was reached. Results: The overarching theme, “a roller-coaster process toward control over time in daily life,” describes the participants’ process during and after intervention. Four main categories describe the meaning of understanding why time management is difficult and how to use tools for improvement, a process of change that was facilitated by the learning environment. Participants described the process as a struggle to take control over time, but they noted that the positive changes in daily life made it worthwhile. Conclusions and Relevance: Participation had a positive impact on daily life. The opportunity for skills training with support over an extended period, a changed view on failure, and the group format appear to be important success factors. What This Article Adds: The LGO–S, with its structured training of time-management skills, contributes to occupational therapy practice with an intervention that clients experience as bringing meaningful and positive changes to daily life functioning.

scholarly journals Effect of COVID 19 on Perceived Stress, Coping Skills, Self-Control and Self-Management Skills

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Onur Altuntaş ◽  
Yasin Tekeci
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Stress Coping ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Coping With Stress ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Major Health ◽  
Moderate Stress

Abstract Background: The COVID-19 is a major health crisis affecting th whole world. Purpose: The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of the COVID-19 on perceived stress, ways of coping with stress, self-control and self-management skills.Methods: This study was conducted on 882 participants. The Perceived Stress Scale, Stress Coping Style Scale, Self-Control & Self-Management Scale were used to assess participants’ perceived stress, coping stress strategies self-control skills.Results: The total score of the perceived stress of 882 participants were found to be 28.35 ± 8.23. It is seen that 60.3% of the participants have moderate level stress. Seeking of social support is the most preferred coping strategy.Conclusions: In our study, it has seen that people have moderate stress levels during the pandemic process. It is predicted that strategies such as social support and improve self-control skills play an important role to keep people's stress balance or reducing along that period.

scholarly journals Self-control forecasts better psychosocial outcomes but faster epigenetic aging in low-SES youth

2015 ◽  
Vol 112 (33) ◽  
pp. 10325-10330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory E. Miller ◽  
Tianyi Yu ◽  
Edith Chen ◽  
Gene H. Brody
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Aggressive Behavior ◽  
Internalizing Problems ◽  
Mononuclear Cells ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Low Ses ◽  
Epigenetic Aging

There are persistent socioeconomic disparities in many aspects of child development in America. Relative to their affluent peers, children of low socioeconomic status (SES) complete fewer years of education, have a higher prevalence of health problems, and are convicted of more criminal offenses. Based on research indicating that low self-control underlies some of these disparities, policymakers have begun incorporating character-skills training into school curricula and social services. However, emerging data suggest that for low-SES youth, self-control may act as a “double-edged sword,” facilitating academic success and psychosocial adjustment, while at the same time undermining physical health. Here, we examine this hypothesis in a five-wave study of 292 African American teenagers from rural Georgia. From ages 17 to 20 y, we assessed SES and self-control annually, along with depressive symptoms, substance use, aggressive behavior, and internalizing problems. At age 22 y, we obtained DNA methylation profiles of subjects’ peripheral blood mononuclear cells. These data were used to measure epigenetic aging, a methylation-derived biomarker reflecting the disparity between biological and chronological aging. Among high-SES youth, better mid-adolescent self-control presaged favorable psychological and methylation outcomes. However, among low-SES youth, self-control had divergent associations with these outcomes. Self-control forecasted lower rates of depressive symptoms, substance use, aggressive behavior, and internalizing problems but faster epigenetic aging. These patterns suggest that for low-SES youth, resilience is a “skin-deep” phenomenon, wherein outward indicators of success can mask emerging problems with health. These findings have conceptual implications for models of resilience, and practical implications for interventions aimed at ameliorating social and racial disparities.

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