Temperament and novelty seeking in adolescent substance use: convergence of dimensions of temperament with constructs from Cloninger's theory.
This study investigated the convergence of temperament dimensions with constructs from C. R. Cloninger's (1987a) theory using data from a sample of 949 adolescents (M age = 13.6 years). Substantial convergence was found, and both types of constructs were related in predicted ways to self-regulation variables and adolescent substance use. Structural modeling procedures tested a mediational model for substance use; results showed mediation through self-control, academic competence, negative life events, and deviant peer affiliations. Interactions indicated that substance use could be predicted from a balance of systems for good control and poor control. Poor self-control was present for dimensions implicated in both externalizing and internalizing disorders. Results are discussed with reference to self-regulation models of substance use and the comorbidity of substance abuse and mental disorder.
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Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461, USA. wills@aecom.yu.edu
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D005106:Exploratory Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009518:New York / Q000453:epidemiology; D011582:Psychological Theory; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D012925:Social Conformity; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D013694:Temperament