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Title: Predicting High-risk versus Higher-risk Substance Use during Late Adolescence from Early Adolescent Risk Factors Using Latent Class Analysis
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Lamont, Andrea E. Woodlief, Darren Todd Malone, Patrick S. |
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Predicting High-risk versus Higher-risk Substance Use during Late Adolescence from Early Adolescent Risk Factors Using Latent Class Analysis Addiction Research and Theory 22,1 (2014): 78-89. Also: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.3109/16066359.2013.772587 Cohort(s): NLSY97 Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group Keyword(s): Modeling, Latent Class Analysis/Latent Transition Analysis; Peers/Peer influence/Peer relations; Substance Use Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Much of the existing risk factor literature focuses on identifying predictors of low-levels of substance use versus higher-levels of substance use. In this paper, we explore more nuanced patterns of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug (ATOD) use during late adolescence. Our aims were to: 1) identify subgroups of youth with qualitatively different patterns of ATOD use; and 2) explore whether membership among qualitatively distinct, high-risk classes could be predicted based on early adolescent risk factors. Data came from a selected subsample of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (n = 1,689). Predictors were measured when youth were about 12 years old; ATOD use was assessed when youth were aged 17 years. Results showed that adolescent ATOD use is not a homogenous behavior. Four distinct classes of adolescent ATOD users were derived. Each class had a qualitatively distinct and discriminable pattern of ATOD use. Ecological predictors were shown to differentiate between latent classes, with peer factors playing a particularly important role in differentiating between high-risk and higher-risk users. Implications for prevention and limitations are discussed. |
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Lamont, Andrea E., Darren Todd Woodlief and Patrick S. Malone. "Predicting High-risk versus Higher-risk Substance Use during Late Adolescence from Early Adolescent Risk Factors Using Latent Class Analysis." Addiction Research and Theory 22,1 (2014): 78-89.
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