Transition to Independent Living and Substance Involvement of Treated and High Risk Youth

Autor/inn/en	Kypri, Kypros; McCarthy, Denis M.; Coe, Michael T.; Brown, Sandra A.
Titel	Transition to Independent Living and Substance Involvement of Treated and High Risk Youth
Quelle	In: Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 13 (2004) 3, S.85-100 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1067-828X
Schlagwörter	Late Adolescents; Drug Use; Independent Living; Genealogy; Young Adults + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Halbstarker; Drug consumption; Substance abuse; Drogenkonsum; Selbstverantwortung; Ahnenforschung; Genealogie; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener
Abstract	National studies indicate that alcohol and drug involvement increases during transition from adolescence to young adulthood. The present study evaluated change in alcohol and drug use as youth move from living with their family of origin to independent living environments. Two samples of youth, those who had previously been treated for alcohol and drug problems (n = 102), and a sample of non-abusing youth (n = 70) with comparable socioeconomic backgrounds and family history of alcohol dependence, were compared as they transitioned into their first independent living environment. There was a 35% increase in the number of monthly drinking episodes across this transition to independent living, and a 46% increase in number of drinks per week. Drug involvement was less affected by this developmental transition, however a larger proportion of teens with a history of substance problems reported use of drugs (31% vs. 48%) following transition to independent living. Both level of exposure to substances in the new environment and peer substance use were significant predictors of post-transition substance involvement. Findings highlight significant changes in alcohol involvement in relation to this critical developmental transition of late adolescence and young adulthood. (Author).
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