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Troubled parents, motivated adolescents: Predicting motivation to change substance use among runaways
Addictive behaviors, v 34(8), pp 675-684
01 Aug 2009
PMID: 19411144
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Abstract
Runaway adolescents engage in high rates of substance use and report significant family and individual problems. However, in general, adolescents report low motivation to change their substance use. Because a higher level of motivation for changing substance use is associated with greater substance abuse treatment success, identifying variables associated with motivation for change can be useful for enhancing treatment success. In this study, predictors of motivation for changing substance use were examined among 140 shelter-recruited adolescents and their parents/primary caretakers. Several findings were noteworthy. A perceived negative family environment increased parents' and adolescents' depressive symptoms, which increased adolescent's motivation to change. Also, greater severity of adolescent substance use predicted higher motivation to change. Consideration of the family environment and parent problems when addressing motivation for changing substance use among these adolescents might be important foci for motivational interventions and future research. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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- Title
- Troubled parents, motivated adolescents: Predicting motivation to change substance use among runaways
- Creators
- Natasha Slesnick - The Ohio State UniversitySuzanne Bartle-Haring - The Ohio State UniversityGizem Erdem - The Ohio State UniversityHannah Budde - The Ohio State UniversityAmber Letcher - The Ohio State UniversityDenitza Bantchevska - The Ohio State UniversityRikki Patton - The Ohio State University
- Publication Details
- Addictive behaviors, v 34(8), pp 675-684
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Number of pages
- 10
- Grant note
- R01 DA016603 / NIDA; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Counseling and Family Therapy
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000267483400009
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-65749094019
- Other Identifier
- 991021867018304721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Psychology, Clinical
- Substance Abuse