A Test of Problem Behavior and Self-Medication Theories in Incarcerated Adolescent Males

Autor/inn/en	Esposito-Smythers, Christianne; Penn, Joseph V.; Stein, L. A. R.; Lacher-Katz, Molly; Spirito, Anthony
Titel	A Test of Problem Behavior and Self-Medication Theories in Incarcerated Adolescent Males
Quelle	In: Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 17 (2008) 4, S.41-56 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1067-828X
Schlagwörter	Alcohol Abuse; Drinking; Adolescents; Males; Behavior Problems; Models; Institutionalized Persons; Juvenile Justice; Psychological Testing; Aggression; Affective Behavior; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Social Support Groups; Psychological Patterns; Coping + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Trinken; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Analogiemodell; Jugendgerichtshilfe; Psychological test; psychological tests; Psychological examination; Psychologischer Test; Affective disturbance; Active behaviour; Affektive Störung; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Bewältigung
Abstract	The purpose of this study is to examine the problem behavior and self-medication models of alcohol abuse in incarcerated male adolescents. Male adolescents (N = 56) incarcerated in a juvenile correction facility were administered a battery of psychological measures. Approximately 84% of adolescents with clinically significant alcohol-related problems prior to incarceration indicated use of alcohol for purposes of self-medication and 73% indicated that their alcohol use was associated with aggressive and rebellious behavior. Further, adolescents with clinically significant alcohol-related problems prior to incarceration reported higher levels of affective symptoms, mood-related cognitive distortion, and less use of social support during incarceration than adolescents without clinically significant alcohol-related problems. They also reported more symptoms associated with oppositional defiant but not conduct disorder. For the majority of incarcerated male adolescents in this sample, alcohol-related problems appeared to be associated with both self-medication and problem behavior. Incarcerated adolescents with a history of alcohol-related problems may require skills training in addition to substance abuse services to address affective symptoms and coping skill deficits. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10