TY - JOUR
T1 - Sensation seeking, state and trait anxiety, and depressive mood in adolescent substance users
AU - Teichman, Meir
AU - Barnea, Zipora
AU - Rahav, Giora
PY - 1989
Y1 - 1989
N2 - The following hypothesis has been tested: sensation seeking, A-state and A-trait, and depressive mood should positively affect adolescent substance use. The personality variables and alcohol and drug use were assessed among 1,900 Israel adolescents, 14 to 19 years old. The major findings were as follows: (a) Sensation seeking and availability significantly affected the "ever" and "current" substance use among adolescents. On the other hand, contrary to our hypothesis, neither A-trait nor depressive mood significantly affected substance use. (b) A-State affected the use of alcoholic beverages and nonprescribed medications. (c) The data emphasized the significant role of availability of drugs in the understanding of adolescent' substance use. The implications of these findings for interventions among adolescents are discussed.
AB - The following hypothesis has been tested: sensation seeking, A-state and A-trait, and depressive mood should positively affect adolescent substance use. The personality variables and alcohol and drug use were assessed among 1,900 Israel adolescents, 14 to 19 years old. The major findings were as follows: (a) Sensation seeking and availability significantly affected the "ever" and "current" substance use among adolescents. On the other hand, contrary to our hypothesis, neither A-trait nor depressive mood significantly affected substance use. (b) A-State affected the use of alcoholic beverages and nonprescribed medications. (c) The data emphasized the significant role of availability of drugs in the understanding of adolescent' substance use. The implications of these findings for interventions among adolescents are discussed.
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U2 - 10.3109/10826088909047277
DO - 10.3109/10826088909047277
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AN - SCOPUS:84907118501
SN - 1082-6084
VL - 24
SP - 87
EP - 99
JO - Substance Use and Misuse
JF - Substance Use and Misuse
IS - 2
ER -