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The Moderating Role of Positive Peers in Reducing Substance Use in College Students
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Beard, Sarah Jean; Wolff, Jennifer Michelle – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: Young adulthood (18-25) is the peak age for substance use, but friends who engage in positive behaviors may be protective. The present study examined the direct relation between positive peer affiliation and substance use, and whether positive peer affiliation moderated the relation between self-reported sensation-seeking, future…
Descriptors: Peer Influence, Substance Abuse, Correlation, Self Control
Re-Operationalizing Sensation Seeking through the Development of the Sensation Seeking Personality Trait Scale
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Conner, Bradley T. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2022
The measurement of sensation seeking has been mired in controversy since Zukerman defined it. The sensation seeking personality trait (SSPT) eliminates many of the psychometric issues found in previous scales and may allow researchers to better understand the role of sensation seeking in the engagement in health risk behaviors.
Descriptors: Sensory Experience, Stimulation, Personality Traits, Measures (Individuals)
The Externalizing and Internalizing Pathways to Marijuana Use Initiation: Examining the Synergistic Effects of Impulsiveness and Sensation Seeking
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Wasserman, Alexander M.; Shaw-Meadow, K. J.; Moon, T. J.; Karns-Wright, T. E.; Mathias, C. W.; Hill-Kapturczak, N.; Dougherty, D. M. – Developmental Psychology, 2021
Adolescent marijuana use has become increasingly more problematic compared with the past; thus, understanding developmental processes that increase the liability of marijuana use is essential. Two developmental pathways to adolescent substance use have been proposed: an externalizing pathway that emphasizes the expression of aggressive and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Marijuana, Drug Abuse, Aggression
Achievement Goal Orientation and Stimulant Misuse in College Students
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Antshel, Kevin M.; Parascandola, Theresa; Taylor, Lea E.; Faraone, Stephen V. – Journal of American College Health, 2021
Objective: The prevalence of stimulant medication misuse is rising in college students. Motivations to use stimulant medications differ from motivation to use other substances such as alcohol or cannabis. However, no previous research has examined the impact of achievement goal orientation on stimulant misuse in college students. Participants: 309…
Descriptors: College Students, Goal Orientation, Stimulants, Drug Abuse