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- Title
Longitudinal Trajectory of the Relationship Between Self-Esteem and Substance Use From Adolescence to Young Adulthood.
- Authors
Lee, Chung Gun; Seo, Dong‐Chul; Torabi, Mohammad R.; Lohrmann, David K.; Song, Tae Min
- Abstract
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND We examined the longitudinal trajectory of substance use (binge drinking, marijuana use, and cocaine use) in relation to self-esteem from adolescence to young adulthood. METHODS Generalized estimating equation models were fit using SAS to investigate changes in the relation between self-esteem and each substance use (binge drinking, marijuana use, and cocaine use) from adolescence to young adulthood. Data were drawn from the 3 waves of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, a nationally representative sample of middle and high school students in the United States (N = 6504). RESULTS Self-esteem was a significant predictor for the use of all 3 substances at 15 years of age (p s < .001). However, at age 21, self-esteem no longer predicted binge drinking and marijuana use in the controlled model. CONCLUSIONS It appears that self-esteem loses its protective role against substance use except cocaine use as adolescents transition to young adulthood.
- Subjects
SUBSTANCE abuse risk factors; CONFIDENCE intervals; STATISTICAL correlation; FORECASTING; HIGH school students; INTERVIEWING; MIDDLE school students; STATISTICAL sampling; SCALE analysis (Psychology); SELF-perception; PRE-tests &; post-tests; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; ADOLESCENCE
- Publication
Journal of School Health, 2018, Vol 88, Issue 1, p9
- ISSN
0022-4391
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/josh.12574