Journal article
The Developmental Significance of Late Adolescent Substance Use for Early Adult Functioning
Developmental psychology, Vol.49(8), pp.1554-1564
08/01/2013
DOI: 10.1037/a0030229
PMCID: PMC3568218
PMID: 23025264
Abstract
This study examines the predictive significance of late adolescent substance use groups (i.e., abstainers, experimental users, at-risk users, and abusers) for early adult adaptation. Participants (N = 159) were drawn from a prospective longitudinal study of first-born children of low-income mothers. At 17.5 years of age, participants were assigned to substance use groups on the basis of their level of substance use involvement. At 26 years, early adult competence was assessed in the areas of education, work, romantic relationships, and global adaptation. Results indicate that 17.5-year substance use group membership significantly predicted high school completion, regular involvement in a long-term romantic relationship, good or better work ethic, and good or better global adjustment at 26 years when controlling for gender; IQ; 16-year internalizing and externalizing behavior problems, parental monitoring, and peer competence; and current substance use at 26 years. Group comparisons indicate that late adolescent substance use experimenters were significantly more likely in early adulthood to have (a) a high school diploma or higher level of education compared with abstainers (OR = 8.83); (b) regular involvement in long-term romantic relationships (OR = 3.23), and good or better global adaptation (OR = 4.08) compared with at-risk users; and (c) good or better work ethic (OR = 4.04) compared with abusers. This research indicates that patterns of late adolescent substance use has implications for early adult functioning in salient developmental domains.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The Developmental Significance of Late Adolescent Substance Use for Early Adult Functioning
- Creators
- Michelle M. Englund - University of MinnesotaJessica Siebenbruner - Winona State UniversityElizabeth M. Oliva - United States Department of Veterans AffairsByron Egeland - University of MinnesotaChu-Ting Chung - University of MinnesotaJeffrey D. Long - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Developmental psychology, Vol.49(8), pp.1554-1564
- DOI
- 10.1037/a0030229
- PMID
- 23025264
- PMCID
- PMC3568218
- NLM abbreviation
- Dev Psychol
- ISSN
- 0012-1649
- eISSN
- 1939-0599
- Publisher
- Amer Psychological Assoc
- Number of pages
- 11
- Grant note
- R01HD054850; R01 HD054850 / NICHD NIH HHS; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD) R01HD054850 / EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH &HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD) R01MH040864 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) R01 MH040864; R01MH40864 / NIMH NIH HHS; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/01/2013
- Academic Unit
- Psychiatry; Biostatistics
- Record Identifier
- 9984280842402771
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