Gordon Michael S, Kinlock Timothy W, Battjes Robert J
Social Research Center, Friends Research Institute, 1040 Park Ave., Suite 103, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2004;30(1):39-59. doi: 10.1081/ada-120029865.
Although many studies have examined the relationship between early deviant behavior and subsequent life problems among adolescents drawn from the general population, such relationships have not been examined for youth attending substance abuse treatment. Based on in-depth psychosocial assessments conducted with adolescents entering an outpatient substance abuse treatment program (N = 193), the current study examines individual characteristics, life circumstances, and other behavioral and psychological characteristics that are correlated with the age at which these youth initiated substance use and criminal activity. Early onset of substance use was associated with greater levels of family deviance and a variety of problems including school adjustment, drug use, criminal involvement, bullying and cruelty to people and animals, and involvement in risky sexual activities. In contrast, early onset of crime was related only to male gender, early onset of substance use, and cruelty to people. Findings suggest that treatment providers may need to consider the ages at which their adolescent clients initiated substance use given its association with illegal activity, other deviant behavior, and precocious and high-risk sexual behaviors.
尽管许多研究考察了普通人群中青少年早期偏差行为与随后生活问题之间的关系，但尚未对接受药物滥用治疗的青少年进行过此类关系的研究。基于对进入门诊药物滥用治疗项目的青少年（N = 193）进行的深入社会心理评估，本研究考察了与这些青少年开始使用药物和犯罪活动的年龄相关的个体特征、生活环境以及其他行为和心理特征。药物使用的早发与更高水平的家庭偏差以及包括学校适应、药物使用、犯罪参与、欺凌和对人和动物的残忍行为以及参与危险的性活动等各种问题相关。相比之下，犯罪的早发仅与男性性别、药物使用的早发以及对人的残忍行为有关。研究结果表明，鉴于药物使用早发与非法活动、其他偏差行为以及早熟和高风险性行为之间的关联，治疗提供者可能需要考虑其青少年客户开始使用药物的年龄。
