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Geurts SM, Koning IM, Finkenauer C. How Specific is Alcohol-Specific Self-Control? A Longitudinal Study of the Mediating Role of Alcohol-Specific Self-Control in the Relation Between General Self-Control and Adolescent Alcohol Use. JOURNAL OF PREVENTION (2022) 2023; 44:501-520. [PMID: 37378798 PMCID: PMC10589141 DOI: 10.1007/s10935-023-00737-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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Although accumulating studies indicate that alcohol-specific self-control can be useful in predicting adolescent alcohol use, little is known about its specificity. This longitudinal study aimed to advance our understanding of domain-specific self-control by examining whether alcohol-specific self-control mediates the effect of general self-control on adolescent alcohol use or has generalizing effects by also mediating the effect of general self-control on other behavior requiring self-control (adolescent digital media use and smoking). Data from 906 adolescents aged 11-14 years who were enrolled in the Dutch study Prevention of Alcohol Use in Students were used. Data were collected using online questionnaires at four annual measurements. Structural equation modelling revealed that higher alcohol-specific self-control fully mediated the effect of higher general self-control on alcohol use. Alcohol-specific self-control did not mediate the effect of higher general self-control on digital media use, but did partially mediate the effect of higher general self-control on smoking. These results suggest that alcohol-specific self-control is domain-specific, but not necessarily substance-specific. The domain-specificity of alcohol-specific self-control provides evidence for its theoretical relevance for the explanation of adolescent alcohol use. It also suggests leverage points for intervention programs focusing on improving alcohol-specific self-control to reduce adolescent alcohol use.
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- Suzanne M Geurts
- Department of Interdisciplinary Social Science, Utrecht University, Padualaan 14, Utrecht, 3584 CH, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Social Science, Utrecht University, Padualaan 14, Utrecht, 3584 CH, The Netherlands
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Social Science, Utrecht University, Padualaan 14, Utrecht, 3584 CH, The Netherlands
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Fenny OA. Low Self-control and School Bullying: Testing the GTC in Nigerian Sample of Middle School Students. JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE 2022; 37:NP11386-NP11412. [PMID: 33565384 DOI: 10.1177/0886260521991286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Gottfredson and Hirschi's General Theory of Crime's (GTC) claim to explain crime, at all times, and in all places, has received considerable empirical support using Western, Scandinavian, and Asian samples. However, the theory is yet to be tested using a Nigerian sample. Using cross-sectional data from a sample of 1,192 junior secondary school (middle school) students in Nigeria, this study examines the explanatory power of Gottfredson and Hirschi's GTC in predicting bullying perpetration and victimization in that context and culture. Binomial logistic regression was used to test the hypothesis that the bullying perpetration and victimization experiences of these students would be negatively related to self-control. Study provides support for the cross-cultural potency of the GTC as low self-control predicted the bullying and victimization experiences of these students regardless of gender. Students' perception of a negative school environment was also a significant predictor of bullying. This is the first test of the GTC with a Nigerian sample and hopefully, will be a springboard for effective bullying prevention policy/programs in Nigerian schools. The public policy implications of the findings are discussed.
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Predictors of Initial Status and Change in Self-Control During the College Transition. JOURNAL OF APPLIED DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY 2021; 73. [PMID: 33551532 DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2020.101235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Although self-control tends to increase through late adolescence, there are individual differences in patterns of growth. Latent growth modeling was used to investigate change in self-control across students' first year of college (N = 569, M age = 18.03; 70.3% female; 89.6% White), and whether attachment to parents predicted this change when controlling for personality and demographic variables. Self-control decreased linearly across five assessments, with significant heterogeneity in intercepts and slopes. Personality was associated with initial self-control, and greater avoidant attachment to mothers and openness to experience predicted greater declines. Overall, self-control changes across late adolescence, and attachment and personality explain individual differences in that change, indicating potential intervention targets during emerging adulthood.
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Levak S, Kuerbis AN, Morgenstern J. Drink goal difficulty effect on outcomes in moderation-based alcohol treatment for sexual minority men. J Subst Abuse Treat 2020; 112:1-9. [PMID: 32076362 PMCID: PMC7030192 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2020.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Sexual minority men (SMM) who drink heavily are at a greater risk for developing alcohol use disorders (AUD) and associated negative consequences. Barriers to treatment prevent SMM from accessing traditional care, and moderation-based alcohol treatment is a more desirable alternative. As such, investigating effective goal setting in moderation-based alcohol treatment, particularly, which goals yield the most effective outcomes, is warranted. Applying the tenets of Goal Setting Theory, this study explored the relationship between goal difficulty and goal achievement. In a secondary data analysis of a randomized controlled trial that delivered a combination of medication (i.e., naltrexone) and behavioral (i.e., Modified Behavioral Self-Control Training) treatment for SMM with AUD (N = 178), generalized estimating equations tested the effect of goal difficulty (defined as the proposed magnitude of change from current drinking in number of drinking days and number of heavy drinking days) on goal achievement at Months 0, 3, 6, and 9. Goal importance, self-efficacy, and AUD severity were tested as moderators. Findings yielded a significant positive relationship between goal difficulty and goal achievement for number of drinking days but a negative relationship for the number of heavy drinking days. Moderators of these relationships were not found. In order to increase the likelihood of achieving their goals in moderation-based alcohol treatment, SMM should initially consider setting more difficult goals for reducing drinking days. Additionally, goals of more conservative difficulty should be set for reducing heavy drinking days.
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- Svetlana Levak
- Center for Addiction Services and Personalized Interventions Research, Northwell Health, 1010 Northern Blvd. Suite 311, Great Neck, N.Y., 11021
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- Silberman School of Social Work, Hunter College, City University of New York, 2180 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10035
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- Center for Addiction Services and Personalized Interventions Research, Northwell Health, 1010 Northern Blvd. Suite 311, Great Neck, N.Y., 11021
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Zavala E, Kurtz DL. Using Gottfredson and Hirschi’s A General Theory of Crime to Explain Problematic Alcohol Consumption by Police Officers: A Test of Self-Control as Self-Regulation. JOURNAL OF DRUG ISSUES 2017. [DOI: 10.1177/0022042617706893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Problematic alcohol consumption by police officers is well documented in the literature. However, no study has utilized Gottfredson and Hirschi’s A General Theory of Crime to determine what role, if any, self-control (i.e., self-regulation) plays in predicting this behavior. Therefore, data from the Police Stress and Domestic Violence in Police Families in Baltimore, Maryland, 1997-1999 are analyzed to test the influence of work-related stress on officers’ self-control and problem drinking. Results indicated that self-control is significant in predicting problematic alcohol consumption by police officers. Two control variables (burnout and peer drinking) also predicted the dependent variable. The current study provides further evidence that self-control continues to be one of the most consistent factors most likely to lead to criminal behavior, including those committed by police officers.
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Tests of self-control theory have examined a substantial number of criminal behaviors, but no study has examined the correlation of low self-control with software piracy. Using data collected from 302 students in this university, this study examined the correlation of low self-control with software piracy and the moderating role of associating with deviant peers in this correlation. Low self-control correlated with software piracy more strongly for those who had high associations with deviant peers than for students with low associations with deviant peers. Analysis indicated differential links for lack of moral attitude in relation to software piracy and favorable attitudes for software piracy for varying association with deviant peers.
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- George E Higgins
- University of Louisville, Department of Justice Administration, Louisville, KY 40292, USA.
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Maahs JR, Weidner RR, Smith R. Prescribing Some Criminological Theory: An Examination of the Illicit Use of Prescription Stimulants Among College Students. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OFFENDER THERAPY AND COMPARATIVE CRIMINOLOGY 2016; 60:146-164. [PMID: 25156423 DOI: 10.1177/0306624x14548530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Recent evidence indicates that the illicit use of prescription stimulants such as Adderall and Ritalin is common across college campuses and in professions (e.g., trucking) where staying awake and focused is valued. Existing research has established use patterns and explored respondents' reasons for using these stimulants. Less is known, however, about whether or how well mainstream criminological theory explains this type of illegal activity. This article reports results from a survey (N = 484) of college students from a Midwestern university, examining whether measures of strain, self-control, and social learning predict the illicit use of prescription stimulants. Measures from social learning and social control theories were significant predictors of illicit use of prescription stimulants, whereas the measure of academic strain was not; the strongest predictor of illicit use of prescription stimulants was general deviance. Implications of these findings are discussed.
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- Financial Assistance Specialist Supervisor, Anoka County, Andover, MN, USA
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Prescription drug misuse is a public health problem, and older adults are at high risk. The underlying factors associated with this problem in late adulthood are not well understood. Using cross-sectional data from telephone interviews with individuals aged 60 years and older in Arizona and Florida ( N = 2,000), this study tests whether hypotheses derived from general strain and low self-control theories are supported while investigating misusing prescription medication. Results from the regression analyses reveal that the association between poor health (conceptualized as a strain) and misusing prescription drugs (conceptualized as criminal coping) is partially explained by depressive symptoms (conceptualized as negative emotionality). The link between problem drinking and prescription drug misuse is fully attenuated when low self-control is included in the model. The results confirm that both theories provide insight into this public health problem and that treatment strategies should target the underlying mechanisms that lead to misuse.
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Gao J, Weaver SR, Fua H, Pan Z. Does workplace social capital associate with hazardous drinking among Chinese rural-urban migrant workers? PLoS One 2014; 9:e115286. [PMID: 25502013 PMCID: PMC4264885 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0115286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2014] [Accepted: 11/21/2014] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Background The present study sought to investigate the associations between workplace social capital and hazardous drinking (HD) among Chinese rural-urban migrant workers (RUMW). Methods A cross sectional study with a multi-stage stratified sampling procedure was conducted in Shanghai during July 2012 to January 2013. In total, 5,318 RUMWs from 77 workplaces were involved. Work-place social capital was assessed using a validated and psychometrically tested eight-item measure. The Chinese version of Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) was used to assess hazardous drinking. Control variables included gender, age, marital status, education level, salary, and current smoking. Multilevel logistic regression analysis was conducted to test whether individual- and workplace-level social capital was associated with hazardous drinking. Results Overall, the prevalence of HD was 10.6%. After controlling for individual-level socio-demographic and lifestyle variables, compared to workers in the highest quartile of individual-level social capital, the odds of HD for workers in the three bottom quartiles were 1.13(95%CI: 1.04–1.23), 1.17(95%CI: 1.05–1.56) and 1.26(95%CI: 1.13–1.72), respectively. However, contrary to hypothesis, there was no relationship between workplace-level social capital and hazardous drinking. Conclusions Higher individual-level social capital may protect against HD among Chinese RUMWs. Interventions to build individual social capital among RUMWs in China may help reduce HD among this population.
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- Junling Gao
- School of Public Health, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China
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- School of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- School of Public Health, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Medicine, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Koeppel MDH. How General Is the General Theory of Crime? Using Self-Control to Predict Substance Use Between Sexual Orientation Groups. JOURNAL OF DRUG ISSUES 2014. [DOI: 10.1177/0022042614552021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This research tests the strength and generalizability of Gottfredson and Hirschi’s theory by comparing the ability of self-control to predict substance use for heterosexual and non-heterosexual groups. Self-reported data from college students were gathered and key variables included sexual orientation, self-control (as measured by the Grasmick scale), alcohol use, marijuana use, and drug use. Linear and logistic regression models were used for the analysis. Results from the multivariate models found that self-control was a stronger predictor for the heterosexual sample. Self-control was a statistically significant predictor for two models for the heterosexual sample (alcohol consumption and marijuana use), while it was never statistically significant for the non-heterosexual sample. Despite having similar levels, self-control was a stronger predictor for substance use for heterosexuals. Heterosexuals and non-heterosexuals have different experiences as a result of their sexual orientation, which lead to varying relationships between self-control and substance use.
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Clinkinbeard SS, Rhodes TN. Propensity, Social Ties, Friend Behavior, and Heavy Drinking Among College Students. JOURNAL OF CHILD & ADOLESCENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE 2014. [DOI: 10.1080/1067828x.2012.732547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Compared to the more common focus on street crime, empirical research on workplace deviance has been hampered by highly select samples, cross-sectional research designs, and limited inclusion of relevant predictor variables that bear on important theoretical debates. A key debate concerns the extent to which childhood conduct-problem trajectories influence crime over the life-course, including adults' workplace crime, whether childhood low self-control is a more important determinant than trajectories, and/or whether each or both of these childhood factors relate to later criminal activity. This paper provides evidence on this debate by examining two types of workplace deviance: production and property deviance separately for males and females. We use data from the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study, a birth cohort followed into adulthood, to examine how childhood factors (conduct-problem trajectories and low self-control) and then adult job characteristics predict workplace deviance at age 32. Analyses revealed that none of the childhood factors matter for predicting female deviance in the workplace but that conduct-problem trajectories did account for male workplace deviance.
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Abdel-Salam S. Examining the relationship between self-control and adolescent TC treatment completion. JOURNAL OF SUBSTANCE USE 2014. [DOI: 10.3109/14659891.2012.728670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Botchkovar EV, Broidy L. Parenting, self-control, and the gender gap in heavy drinking: the case of Russia. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OFFENDER THERAPY AND COMPARATIVE CRIMINOLOGY 2013; 57:357-376. [PMID: 22859665 DOI: 10.1177/0306624x11435318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Drawing on Gottfredson and Hirschi's theory linking parenting to deviant behavior via development of self-control, the authors assess the association between parenting styles, self-control ability, and frequent alcohol use separately for males and females. The authors' findings from a random sample of 440 Russian respondents provide mixed support for self-control theory. Contrary to the theory, but in line with extant research, the authors failed to uncover significant gender differences in childhood upbringing or establish a strong link between parenting techniques and self-control. Furthermore, whereas parental upbringing appears to increase the likelihood of frequent drinking among men, self-control does not mediate this relationship but rather acts as an independent predictor of men's alcohol abuse. Finally, the relatively modest contribution of self-control differences to the gender gap in frequent drinking suggests that higher alcohol consumption among men likely stems from alternative, possibly context-embedded factors.
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Abdel-Salam S. Self-control as a predictor of relapse and recidivism in adolescent therapeutic community treatment. Subst Use Misuse 2013. [PMID: 23181932 DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2012.742544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Despite the effectiveness of Therapeutic Communities (TCs), empirical studies of TCs are mostly atheoretical. In this study, concepts related to Gottfredson and Hirschi's General Theory of Crime were used to predict posttreatment delinquency among adolescents. Using data collected as part of Drug Abuse Treatment Outcomes Studies--Adolescents (1993-1996), this study examined whether characteristics associated with low self-control predicted posttreatment substance use and posttreatment crime (N = 727). Contrary to the hypotheses, characteristics associated with low self-control had no relationship with posttreatment delinquency. Although these findings do not support the hypothesis, this study begins the process of linking criminological theory to adolescent TC treatment research. The study's limitations are noted.
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- Sami Abdel-Salam
- Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA.
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Gottfredson and Hirschi’s self-control theory has generated considerable academic interest and become one of the most influential theories of the past 20 years. The current study seeks to confirm and extend this line of research by examining the generality of self-control across several forms of substance use: binge drinking, marijuana use, prescription drug misuse, and other illicit drug use. Data were collected from a sample of more than 1,000 undergraduate students attending a public university in the United States. Findings indicate that students with low self-control were at greater risk for reporting binge drinking, marijuana use, and prescription drug misuse. Further analysis indicates that the influence of self-control on substance use is moderated by opportunity and peer influence. That is, self-control was significantly correlated to binge drinking and marijuana use when students reported greater opportunity to use and also when they reported substance use by their friends.
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Stupiansky NW, Hanna KM, Slaven JE, Weaver MT, Fortenberry JD. Impulse control, diabetes-specific self-efficacy, and diabetes management among emerging adults with type 1 diabetes. J Pediatr Psychol 2012; 38:247-54. [PMID: 23115219 DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jss110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To explore the relationships among impulse control, diabetes-specific self-efficacy, and diabetes management behaviors among emerging adults with type 1 diabetes. METHODS A total of 204 high school seniors (M = 18.25 years, SD = .45, 55.9% females) with type 1 diabetes self-reported on impulse control, diabetes-specific self-efficacy, and diabetes management behaviors during the past 3 months. Mediation and path analyses were used to address aims. RESULTS Greater impulse control was associated with better diabetes management among these emerging adults. In addition, diabetes-specific self-efficacy partially mediated the relationship between impulse control and diabetes management. CONCLUSIONS Impulse control and diabetes-specific self-efficacy may be important in the management of type 1 diabetes among emerging adults. Diabetes-specific self-efficacy may play an important role in successful diabetes management among youth with lower impulse control.
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- Nathan W Stupiansky
- Section of Adolescent Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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Buckle up: non-seat belt use and antisocial behavior in the United States. Ann Epidemiol 2012; 22:825-31. [PMID: 23103161 DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2012.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2012] [Revised: 09/24/2012] [Accepted: 09/25/2012] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To compare persons who report that they never wear a seat belt while driving or as a passenger with those who do in a nationally representative sample in the United States. Our guiding hypothesis is that failure to wear a seat belt is part of an antisocial behavior spectrum. METHODS Using public-use data from the 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, this study employed binary logistic regression with adjustments for complex survey sampling to assess relationships between never wearing a seat belt and sociodemographic variables, antisocial behaviors, substance abuse and co-occurring problems, and criminal justice system contact. RESULTS Individuals who do not wear seat belts are younger, more likely to be male, less likely to be African American or Hispanic, have incomes of less than $75,000, and be a high school or college graduate. After controlling for the effects of age, gender, race, income, education, and population density, individuals reporting that they never wear a seat belt while driving or as a passenger are more likely to report using alcohol and drugs (adjusted odds, 1.61-2.56), committing antisocial behaviors including felony offenses (adjusted odds, 2.13-3.57), and possess a dual diagnosis (adjusted odds, 1.62-1.73). CONCLUSIONS Findings indicate that non-seat belt use is convergent with a spectrum of serious antisocial behavior and comorbid psychological distress. Importantly, results suggest that standard seat belt use policies and campaigns may not be effective for non-seat belt using individuals and a targeted approach may be needed.
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Huhtanen P, Raitasalo K. Ways of regulating one's drinking: A factor analysis of a Finnish general population sample. Drug Alcohol Rev 2012; 31:847-53. [PMID: 22882655 DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2012.00490.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2011] [Accepted: 06/12/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Petri Huhtanen
- Department of Alcohol, Drugs and Addiction; National Institute for Health and Welfare; Helsinki; Finland
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- Department of Alcohol, Drugs and Addiction; National Institute for Health and Welfare; Helsinki; Finland
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Courbasson CM, Nishikawa Y, Shapira LB. Mindfulness-Action Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for concurrent Binge Eating Disorder and Substance Use Disorders. Eat Disord 2011; 19:17-33. [PMID: 21181577 DOI: 10.1080/10640266.2011.533603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Individuals with Binge Eating Disorder (BED) often evidence comorbid Substance Use Disorders (SUD), resulting in poor outcome. This study is the first to examine treatment outcome for this concurrent disordered population. In this pilot study, 38 individuals diagnosed with BED and SUD participated in a 16-week group Mindfulness-Action Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (MACBT). Participants significantly improved on measures of objective binge eating episodes; disordered eating attitudes; alcohol and drug addiction severity; and depression. Taken together, MACBT appears to hold promise in treating individuals with co-existing BED-SUD.
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- Christine M Courbasson
- Eating Disorders and Addiction Clinic, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Lavikainen H, Salmi V, Aaltonen M, Lintonen T. Alcohol-related harms and risk behaviours among adolescents: Does drinking style matter. JOURNAL OF SUBSTANCE USE 2010. [DOI: 10.3109/14659891.2010.499492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Logan DE, Kilmer JR, Marlatt GA. The virtuous drinker: character virtues as correlates and moderators of college student drinking and consequences. JOURNAL OF AMERICAN COLLEGE HEALTH : J OF ACH 2010; 58:317-24. [PMID: 20159755 PMCID: PMC3952001 DOI: 10.1080/07448480903380326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The present study examined the relationship between alcohol use and positive psychology's character virtues1 in a college student sample. Each of the virtues of wisdom, courage, humanity, justice, temperance, and transcendence were examined as protective factors and moderators of drinking consequences. PARTICIPANTS This sample included 425 undergraduate students at a large Northwest University (69% female; 52% Caucasian, 34% Asian). METHODS Participants completed paper and pencil questionnaires during October and November 2006 in exchange for extra credit in psychology classes. RESULTS Higher temperance scores were associated with abstinence, lower risk drinking, and fewer consequences among heavy drinkers; both increased justice and transcendence were independently associated with abstinence only; and wisdom, courage, and humanity were not associated with any outcomes. CONCLUSIONS The associations between virtues and college student drinking support a collaboration between addictive behaviors and positive psychology to address college student drinking and minimize consequences.
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- Diane E Logan
- Department of Psychology, Addictive Behaviors Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98556, USA.
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Higgins GE, Mahoney M, Ricketts ML. Nonsocial Reinforcement of the Nonmedical Use of Prescription Drugs: A Partial Test of Social Learning and Self-Control Theories. JOURNAL OF DRUG ISSUES 2009. [DOI: 10.1177/002204260903900409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In this study, we examine the explanation of the nonmedical use of prescription drugs. We test the comparative utility of two theories of drug use (i.e., social learning theory and self-control theory) on the nonmedical use of prescription drug use. Our contribution to social learning theory is the use of an understudied part of the theory—nonsocial reinforcement. We expect the two theories to explain the nonmedical use of prescription drugs. Using data from the 2006 Monitoring the Future Survey (MTF), we showed both theories have a link with the nonmedical use of prescription drugs. A consistent theme was that social learning theory had a consistent link with the nonmedical use of prescription drugs. However, self-control and nonsocial reinforcement have inconsistent links with the nonmedical use of prescription drugs. We discuss the policy implications of these findings.
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Hustad JTP, Carey KB, Carey MP, Maisto SA. Self-regulation, alcohol consumption, and consequences in college student heavy drinkers: a simultaneous latent growth analysis. J Stud Alcohol Drugs 2009; 70:373-82. [PMID: 19371488 DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2009.70.373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Lower levels of self-regulation have been associated with higher rates of alcohol-related consequences. Self-regulation refers to the effortful ability to plan and achieve delayed adaptive outcomes through goal-directed behavior, and this skill may play a role in adaptive behavioral change. The purpose of this prospective, longitudinal study was to test predictions from self-regulation theory about the relationship among self-regulation and weekly alcohol consumption and alcohol-related consequences over 12 months. METHOD Participants were 170 heavy drinking college students who provided data on alcohol use and consequences at baseline and at 1-, 6-, and 12-month assessments. RESULTS Using a simultaneous latent growth model, self-regulation ability predicted the amount of initial alcohol-related consequences, the rate of change for alcohol-related consequences, and the rate of change for drinks per week. In contrast, self-regulation was not related to the initial level of alcohol use. CONCLUSIONS Collectively, these results suggest that lower self-regulation ability functions as a risk factor for experiencing alcohol-related consequences and attenuates naturally occurring reductions in alcohol use and consequences over time for heavier drinking college students.
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- John T P Hustad
- Center for Health and Behavior, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244-2340, USA.
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Vaughn MG, Beaver KM, DeLisi M, Howard MO, Perron BE. Dopamine D4 receptor gene exon III polymorphism associated with binge drinking attitudinal phenotype. Alcohol 2009; 43:179-84. [PMID: 19393859 DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2009.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2008] [Revised: 01/21/2009] [Accepted: 02/02/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Although binge drinking is a serious public health problem, relatively few studies have investigated the relationship between specific dopaminergic genes such as the dopamine D4 receptor (DRD4) and binge drinking attitudinal phenotypes. This study used the DNA subsample (N=233, mean age 19.8, standard deviation,0.89) of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health to investigate the association between a 48 base-pair variable number of tandem repeats in the DRD4 gene and a measure of binge drinking. Multivariate regression models indicated that the 7-repeat (7R) allele of the exon III polymorphism is significantly positively associated (beta=0.16, P<.05) with binge drinking while controlling for low self-control and demographic variables. Findings were sturdy across race and gender. The present study provides unique evidence to the genetic underpinnings of binge drinking. Results suggest that the 7R allele may be an important contributor to the liability to binge drinking.
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Harrison ELR, Coppola S, McKee SA. Nicotine deprivation and trait impulsivity affect smokers' performance on cognitive tasks of inhibition and attention. Exp Clin Psychopharmacol 2009; 17:91-8. [PMID: 19331485 PMCID: PMC2863308 DOI: 10.1037/a0015657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Increased nicotine deprivation and impulsivity have been associated with relapse but the degree to which they together influence cognitive processing has not been explored. We examined the effects of increasing levels of nicotine deprivation on cognitive processing, and assessed the relationship of trait impulsivity with these effects in daily smokers (n=30). Using a within-subject design with three deprivation conditions (nondeprived, 5-hr, 17-hr), volunteers completed the Conners' Continuous Performance Task-II and the Cued Go/No-Go Task. Trait impulsivity was assessed at intake with the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (Patton et al., 1995). Mixed-model regression analyses revealed deprivation slowed reaction time, increased errors, increased variability in responding, and increased failures of inhibitory control. Performance at 17 hours of deprivation was most likely to be affected. Significant deprivation and impulsivity interactions indicated impulsiveness was negatively correlated with deprivation-associated performance decrements. Less impulsive smokers were more affected by deprivation, demonstrating greater impairment. Research is needed to understand mechanisms by which impulsivity confers greater risk for relapse. Our results suggest deprivation may not increase relapse risk among impulsive smokers by increasing impairment of cognitive processing.
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Affiliation(s)
- Emily L R Harrison
- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519, USA.
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Van Wersch A, Walker W. Binge-drinking in Britain as a Social and Cultural Phenomenon. J Health Psychol 2009; 14:124-34. [PMID: 19129344 DOI: 10.1177/1359105308097952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Techniques and procedures of Strauss and Corbin's grounded theory were used to develop a conditional matrix on binge-drinking in Britain, reflecting data of 32 participants, aged between 22 and 58. The core category was `binge-drinking as a social and cultural phenomenon'. Results show the value of binge-drinking as an enjoyable way of socializing and counter-balancing the demands of daily hassles and routines. Intervening and contextual factors indicate fluctuations in binge-drinking behaviour and the social and cultural constraints that may operate, such as `no drink-driving', `not when the next day is a work day' and `not on one's own'.
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