Personality or Pathology? Predictors of Early Substance Use in First-Year College Students

Autor/inn/en	Mitchell, Benjamin J.; Aurora, Pallavi; Coifman, Karin G.
Titel	Personality or Pathology? Predictors of Early Substance Use in First-Year College Students
Quelle	In: Journal of American College Health, 71 (2023) 5, S.1630-1637 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Aurora, Pallavi)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0744-8481
DOI	10.1080/07448481.2021.1947297
Schlagwörter	College Freshmen; Personality Traits; Anxiety; Depression (Psychology); Psychopathology; Substance Abuse; Correlation; Health Behavior; Personality Measures; Stress Variables; Risk; Mental Disorders; Measures (Individuals); Inhibition; Diaries; Student Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Studienanfänger; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Angst; Psychopathologie; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Korrelation; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Risiko; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Messdaten; Hemmung; Diary; Tagebuch; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	Research suggests that students entering their first year of college may be at significant risk for developing substance use problems by relying on substances to regulate their emotions. Objective: The aim of the current study was to examine the dual role of personality and psychopathology in predicting substance use among first-year students. Participants: 103 first-semester undergraduate students were recruited via the university subject pool. Methods: Participants completed personality questionnaires, structured clinical interviews, followed by the completion of diary entries each week reporting on substance use throughout their first semester. Results: Results indicated that a past diagnosis of an affective (mood/anxiety/stress) disorder was the most significant predictor of substance use. Personality and current psychopathology had no association to substance use. past Conclusion: This finding is consistent with developmental models of substance use relating to emotion-related disease and suggests that greater nuance is needed in understanding substance use risk in college students. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01