Pedersen W
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oslo, Norway.
Br J Addict. 1991 Feb;86(2):195-204. doi: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1991.tb01769.x.
To examine the longitudinal stability of mental health and sensation seeking, a sample of 553 adolescents aged 16-18 years, was followed over a period of 20 months. Further, the predictive power of the two constructs with regard to future drug use was investigated. The stability of reported mental health was relatively low. Accordingly, the variable was a poor predictor of future drug use. Sensation seeking, however, had a relatively high degree of stability. In addition, the different subdimensions of the trait were strong predictors of future drug use: 'Disinhibition' (DIS) was a general drug use factor in both sexes. 'Thrill and adventure seeking' (TAS) predicted moderate alcohol consumption in boys. 'Experience seeking' (ES) predicted cannabis use in boys. A separate analysis of those who seek a milieu highly exposed to cannabis, without themselves using the substance, revealed interesting sex differences: the boys in this situation had sensation seeking scores and mental health which were not different from other adolescents. However, the girls had high DIS and ES scores and also poor mental health. Possible interpretations of this finding are discussed.
为了研究心理健康和寻求刺激的纵向稳定性，对553名年龄在16至18岁之间的青少年样本进行了为期20个月的跟踪调查。此外，还研究了这两个构念对未来药物使用的预测能力。报告的心理健康稳定性相对较低。因此，该变量对未来药物使用的预测能力较差。然而，寻求刺激具有相对较高的稳定性。此外，该特质的不同子维度是未来药物使用的有力预测指标：“去抑制”（DIS）是两性药物使用的一个普遍因素。“寻求刺激与冒险”（TAS）预测了男孩适度饮酒。“寻求体验”（ES）预测了男孩使用大麻。对那些寻求大麻高度暴露环境但自己不使用该物质的人进行的单独分析揭示了有趣的性别差异：处于这种情况下的男孩的寻求刺激得分和心理健康与其他青少年没有差异。然而，女孩的DIS和ES得分较高，心理健康也较差。讨论了这一发现的可能解释。
