Mason Michael J, Korpela Kalevi
Department of Education and Human Services, Villanova University, St. Augustine Center, Villanova, PA 19085-1699, USA.
J Adolesc. 2009 Aug;32(4):925-39. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2008.08.004. Epub 2008 Oct 11.
This study analyzed routine locations (activity spaces) of urban adolescents enrolled in a substance abuse treatment program to understand the relationship between their spatial lives and health outcomes such as substance use and mental health. Sixty-eight adolescents were interviewed and produced a list of 199 locations identified as most important, safe, and risky. A TwoStep Cluster analysis resulted in two mutually exclusive groups of adolescents (n=58). Clusterwise importance analyses showed that sex, distress, anxiety, emotional problems, and drug use significantly distinguish clusters from each other. An important finding was that activity spaces vary according to the frequency of substance use and the amount of emotional problems. School was frequently perceived as a risky place - followed by friend's house and nature - for those who used alcohol and marijuana more frequently and had more emotional distress. The intersection between environment, emotion regulation, and health outcomes is discussed.
本研究分析了参加药物滥用治疗项目的城市青少年的日常活动地点（活动空间），以了解他们的空间生活与诸如药物使用和心理健康等健康结果之间的关系。研究人员对68名青少年进行了访谈，列出了199个被认为最重要、最安全和最危险的地点。两步聚类分析产生了两个相互排斥的青少年群体（n = 58）。聚类重要性分析表明，性别、痛苦、焦虑、情绪问题和药物使用显著区分了不同的聚类。一个重要发现是，活动空间因药物使用频率和情绪问题的数量而异。对于那些更频繁使用酒精和大麻且情绪困扰更多的人来说，学校经常被视为一个危险的地方，其次是朋友家及自然环境。本文讨论了环境、情绪调节和健康结果之间的交叉点。
