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Initiation of substance use in early adolescence: the roles of pubertal timing and emotional distress
Abstract
Two hypotheses regarding the effects of pubertal timing on substance use were tested in a prospective study of 221 young adolescents. A maturational-deviance hypothesis predicted that early-maturing girls and late-maturing boys would experience heightened emotional distress, which in turn would influence initiation and use of substances. Alternatively, an early-maturation hypothesis predicted that early-maturing girls would engage in more substance use than all other groups, independent of emotional distress. Early-maturing adolescents reported more substance use within 1 year. Adolescents experiencing elevated levels of negative affect also reported greater substance use within the next year. However, pubertal timing was not related to emotional distress. Results support the early-maturation hypothesis for girls and suggest its extension to boys.
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“A consistent, though weak, relationship between negative affect and alcohol use has been observed in adolescence (e.g., Ahonen, Nebot, & Gimenez, 2007; Hallfors, Waller, Bauer, Ford, & Halpern, 2005; Tschann et al., 1994).”
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- Authors
- Tschann, J. M., Adler, N. E., Irwin, C. E., Millstein, S. G., Turner, R. A., & Kegeles, S. M.
- Affiliations
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Venue
- Health Psychology
- Published
- 1994-07
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 326-333
- ISSN
- 0278-6133 (ISSN-L)
- 1930-7810
- OpenAlex
- W2109272895
- Cited by
- 197
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 3.09
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Health Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- U.S. Public Health Service (MCJ 060564, MCJ 000978)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Adolescent Health and Behaviors
- Keywords
- substance use initiation, pubertal timing, early adolescence, emotional distress, negative affect, early maturation, sex differences
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Child, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Puberty, Regression Analysis, Sex Factors, Stress, Psychological, Age of Onset, Substance-Related Disorders
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