Low Other-Regard and Adolescent Addiction.

Low Other-Regard and Adolescent Addiction. J Child Adolesc Subst Abuse. 2016;25(3):268-276 Authors: Pagano ME, Swaringen SE, Frank SH Abstract Although 12-step literature posits inconsiderate behaviors to characterize alcoholics and addicts, there is little data to support this association among adolescent populations. Using a matched-pair study design with 579 youth aged 14-18 (52% female, 30% minority), a significant, dose-response relationship was found between greater alcohol and drug use severity and increased likelihood of driving under the influence, having unprotected sex with and without a history of sexually transmitted incidence, and low volunteerism among boys. Findings suggest that alcohol and drug use severity is associated with poor awareness of the impact of behaviors on others. PMID: 27482148 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse - Category: Addiction Tags: J Child Adolesc Subst Abuse Source Type: research