Hampson Sarah E, Andrews Judy A, Barckley Maureen
Department of Psychology, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, UK.
Addict Behav. 2008 Sep;33(9):1140-7. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2008.04.010. Epub 2008 May 8.
This study examined psychosocial mechanisms by which children's early sensation-seeking may influence their later marijuana use. In a longitudinal study, 4th and 5th grade elementary school children (N=420) were followed until they were in 11th and 12th grades in high school with annual or biennial assessments. Sensation-seeking (assessed over the first 4 assessments) predicted affiliating with deviant peers and level of favorable social images of kids who use marijuana (both assessed over the subsequent 3 assessments). Affiliation with deviant peers and the growth in social images predicted marijuana use in 11th and 12th grades. Affiliation with deviant peers mediated the effect of early sensation-seeking on subsequent marijuana use. The theoretical and applied significance of this influence of early sensation-seeking is discussed.
本研究探讨了儿童早期寻求刺激可能影响其后期吸食大麻的心理社会机制。在一项纵向研究中,对四、五年级的小学生(N = 420)进行跟踪,直至他们进入高中十一、十二年级,并进行年度或两年一次的评估。寻求刺激(在前四次评估中进行评估)预测了与不良同伴的交往以及使用大麻的孩子所具有的良好社会形象水平(均在随后的三次评估中进行评估)。与不良同伴的交往以及社会形象的提升预测了十一、十二年级的大麻使用情况。与不良同伴的交往介导了早期寻求刺激对随后吸食大麻的影响。文中讨论了早期寻求刺激这种影响的理论和应用意义。