Zhejiang Philosophy and Social Science Laboratory for Research in Early Development and Childcare, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 311121, China.
College of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 311121, China.
J Youth Adolesc. 2023 Jul;52(7):1481-1499. doi: 10.1007/s10964-023-01748-z. Epub 2023 Feb 25.
Sensation seeking has been extensively demonstrated as a risk factor for substance use. Potential bidirectional associations between sensation seeking and substance use at the within-person level are incompletely understood. The present study examined longitudinal trajectories of sensation seeking and substance use and bidirectional longitudinal associations between sensation seeking and substance use in Chinese adolescents during a 3-year period over three time points. A total of 10,138 adolescents (59.8%) male; M = 16.77, SD = 0.83 at time (1) were surveyed. Sensation seeking and substance use frequency increased concomitantly over time. At the within-person level, sensation seeking and substance use were reciprocally predictable, and there were no evidence of sex difference in longitudinal associations. This study provides unique data concerning the relationship between sensation seeking and substance use in a sample of Chinese adolescents, and highlights the importance of identifying sensation seeking behaviors to prevent substance use.
感觉寻求已被广泛证明是物质使用的一个风险因素。在个体内水平上，感觉寻求和物质使用之间潜在的双向关联尚未被充分理解。本研究在三个时间点上，通过 3 年时间，考察了中国青少年在 3 年内感觉寻求和物质使用的纵向轨迹，以及感觉寻求和物质使用之间的双向纵向关联。共有 10138 名青少年（59.8%为男性；M=16.77，SD=0.83）参与了第一次调查。感觉寻求和物质使用的频率随着时间的推移而同时增加。在个体内水平上，感觉寻求和物质使用是相互预测的，并且在纵向关联方面没有性别差异的证据。本研究提供了关于中国青少年样本中感觉寻求和物质使用之间关系的独特数据，强调了识别感觉寻求行为以预防物质使用的重要性。
