Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA.
Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, USA.
J Youth Adolesc. 2022 Apr;51(4):628-642. doi: 10.1007/s10964-022-01575-8. Epub 2022 Feb 2.
Longitudinal research to understand individual risk factors in childhood associated with exposure to violence and substance use is needed to inform prevention efforts. The present study tested indirect associations between age 8.5 externalizing behaviors and age 16 substance use through age 9.5 violence victimization and witnessing. Participants were 650 racially diverse (48.6% European American, 28.1% African American, 13.3% multiracial, and 10.0% other), predominantly socioeconomically disadvantaged youth (49% female). Externalizing behaviors were associated with higher levels of violence victimization and witnessing. The indirect path from externalizing behaviors to substance use was significant through victimization but not witnessing violence. Interventions aimed at reducing early externalizing behaviors may reduce risk for violence victimization, which may, in turn, reduce risk for adolescent substance use.
需要进行纵向研究，以了解与儿童期暴力和物质使用暴露相关的个体风险因素，从而为预防工作提供信息。本研究通过 9.5 岁时的暴力受害和目击检验了 8.5 岁时的外化行为与 16 岁时物质使用之间的间接关联。参与者为 650 名种族多样化的青少年（48.6%为欧洲裔美国人，28.1%为非裔美国人，13.3%为多种族裔，10.0%为其他族裔），主要来自社会经济地位较低的家庭（49%为女性）。外化行为与更高水平的暴力受害和目击有关。外化行为到物质使用的间接路径通过受害具有显著性，但通过目击不具有显著性。旨在减少早期外化行为的干预措施可能会降低暴力受害风险，而这反过来又可能降低青少年物质使用的风险。
