TY - JOUR
T1 - The Development of Impulsivity and Sensation Seeking
T2 - Associations with Substance Use among At-Risk Adolescents
AU - Wasserman, Alexander M.
AU - Mathias, Charles W.
AU - Hill-Kapturczak, Nathalie
AU - Karns-Wright, Tara E.
AU - Dougherty, Donald M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Society for Research on Adolescence
PY - 2020/12
Y1 - 2020/12
N2 - We investigated if the dual systems model could explain the increased rates of substance use among at-risk youth. This study sampled 365 adolescents, 289 of which had a family history of substance use disorder, assessed biannually between the ages 13–16 years old. Growth curve analyses revealed that higher levels of impulsivity were related to higher levels of sensation seeking and a slower rate of decline in impulsivity was related to a faster rate of increase in sensation seeking. Only family history status and sensation seeking were directly associated with substance use (marijuana, alcohol) at age 16, though family history status was also indirectly related to substance use through higher levels of impulsivity to higher levels of sensation seeking.
AB - We investigated if the dual systems model could explain the increased rates of substance use among at-risk youth. This study sampled 365 adolescents, 289 of which had a family history of substance use disorder, assessed biannually between the ages 13–16 years old. Growth curve analyses revealed that higher levels of impulsivity were related to higher levels of sensation seeking and a slower rate of decline in impulsivity was related to a faster rate of increase in sensation seeking. Only family history status and sensation seeking were directly associated with substance use (marijuana, alcohol) at age 16, though family history status was also indirectly related to substance use through higher levels of impulsivity to higher levels of sensation seeking.
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U2 - 10.1111/jora.12579
DO - 10.1111/jora.12579
M3 - Article
C2 - 32951266
AN - SCOPUS:85091196984
SN - 1050-8392
VL - 30
SP - 1051
EP - 1066
JO - Journal of Research on Adolescence
JF - Journal of Research on Adolescence
IS - 4
ER -