title: The Violence Proneness Scale of the DUSI-R predicts adverse outcomes associated with substance abuse.
abstract: Accuracy of the Violence Proneness Scale (VPS) of the Drug Use Screening Inventory (DUSI-R) was evaluated in 328 boys for predicting use of illegal drugs, DUI, selling drugs, sexually transmitted disease, car accident while under acute effects of drugs/alcohol, trading drugs for sex, injuries from a fight, and traumatic head injury. Boys were prospectively tracked from age 16 to 19 at which time these outcomes were documented in the interim period. The results demonstrated that the VPS score is a significant predictor of all outcomes. Prediction accuracy ranged between 62%-83%. These findings suggest that the VPS may be useful for identifying youths who are at high risk for using illicit drugs and commonly associated adverse outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, USA. levent@pitt.edu
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kirisci
authors.forename: Ralph
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tarter
authors.forename: Maureen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reynolds
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010552:Personality Assessment; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012309:Risk-Taking; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D014754:Violence; D055815:Young Adult