title: Predictors of readiness to change young adult drug use in community health settings.
abstract: This study evaluated readiness to change drug use in young adult patients aged 18-25 years who were provided screening and brief intervention as part of a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Treatment Capacity Expansion Project. Non-treatment-seeking young adults at risk for drug problems (n = 1,560) were assessed for readiness to change. Structural equation modeling examined latent constructs: emotional distress, age, drug use severity, criminal behavior, gender, and race/ethnicity. Drug use severity fully mediated the relationship between emotional distress and readiness. In addition, females and young adults with more severe drug problems may be more amenable to behavior change.
authors: Graduate School of Social Work, University of Texas, Austin, Texas, USA.
authors: Ebon S
authors: ES
authors: Alley
authors: Tiffany
authors: T
authors: Ryan
authors: Kirk
authors: K
authors: von Sternberg
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology; D003415:Crime / Q000523:psychology; D055030:Drug Users / Q000523:psychology*; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012737:Sex Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult