title: Correlates of recent drug use among victimized women on probation and parole.
abstract: Guided by the Comprehensive Health Seeking and Coping Paradigm (CHSCP; Nyamathi, 1989), the present research sought to examine associations between victimization, psychological distress, lawbreaking and recent drug use (past 12 months) among 406 victimized women on probation and parole. Bivariate differences between women who reported recent drug use and those who did not report recent use were compared across the 4 domains of the CHSCP (sociodemographic characteristics, personal resources, lifetime victimization, dynamic crime and drug factors). Variables significantly related to recent drug use at the bivariate level were retained in the multivariate analysis. The final multivariate model, using stepwise logistic regression via backward elimination, retained five candidate variables indicating women who recently used drugs, were younger, were not sexually victimized as children, began using drugs before they were 13 years of age, were on probation, and had engaged in more recent lawbreaking. The final model accounted for approximately 30% of the variance in drug use over the past 12 months. Implications for intervention and future research are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Kent School of Social Work, University of Louisville.
authors.forename: Seana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Golder
authors.affiliation: Kent School of Social Work, University of Louisville.
authors.forename: Martin T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.affiliation: School of Social Policy and Practice, University of Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Malitta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Engstrom
authors.affiliation: Department of Justice Administration, University of Louisville.
authors.forename: George E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Higgins
authors.affiliation: Department of Behavioral Science and the Center on Drug and Alcohol Research, University of Kentucky.
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Logan
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D003415:Crime / Q000523:psychology; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology*; D057237:Criminals / Q000523:psychology; D055030:Drug Users / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology*