The relationship between future orientation and street substance use among Texas alternative school students.
Self-reported substance use data were collected from 963 alternative school students in grades 7-12 who were surveyed through the Safer Choices 2 study in Houston, Texas. Data were collected between October 2000 and March 2001. Logistic regression analyses indicated that lower levels of future orientation was significantly associated (OR = 0.88, 95% CI = 0.81-0.97) with thirty-day substance use after controlling for age and gender. In addition, lower levels of future orientation was found to have a significant association with students' lifetime substance use (OR = 0.93, 95% CI = 0.87-.99) after controlling for age, race, and gender. While the relationships tested in this study are exploratory, they provide evidence for an important connection between future orientation and substance use among adolescents attending alternative schools.
Peters
R J
RJ
Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 77030, USA. rpeters@sph.uth.tmc.edu
Tortolero
Susan R
SR
Johnson
Regina Jones
RJ
Addy
Robert C
RC
Markham
Christine M
CM
Escobar-Chaves
S Liliana
SL
Lewis
Holly
H
Yacoubian
George S
GS
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D012574:Schools; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013781:Texas / Q000453:epidemiology
D013287:Illicit Drugs