28. From Individual Motivation to Initiation: A Longitudinal Cohort Study Assessing the Associations Between Behavioral Motivation Traits and Risk of Substance Use Initiation Among us Adolescents
Adolescence is a developmental period characterized by substantial neurodevelopmental changes within brain reward learning and motivational systems, which leads to adolescents ’ increased likelihood to pursue risk-taking, novelty, and sensation seeking behaviors. Previous imaging studies have shown a link between these neurobiological changes and adolescents’ substance use behavior. However, no epidemiologic studies have explored the associations between behavioral mo tivation traits and substance use initiation among adolescents.
Source: Journal of Adolescent Health - Category: Child Development Authors: Iris Yuefan Shao, Abubakr A.A. Al-Shoaibi, Alexander Testa, Kyle T. Ganson, Orsolya Kiss, Fiona C. Baker, Jason M. Nagata Source Type: research
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