Relationship between childhood abuse and substance misuse problems is mediated by substance use coping motives, in school attending South African adolescents

Childhood abuse is typically associated with greater risk of alcohol and drug problems, in cross sectional and prospective designs, in adolescent and adults, although not all studies replicate this finding (Brady and Back, 2012; Butt et al., 2011; Konkol ÿ Thege et al., 2017; Simpson and Miller, 2002). Childhood abuse/trauma (assessed in adults) is also associated with stronger drug use coping motives, which statistically mediates the relationship between abuse/trauma and alcohol/drug problems (Goldstein et al., 2010; Grayson and Nolen-Hoeksema, 20 05; Schuck and Widom, 2001; Vilhena-Churchill and Goldstein, 2014).
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - Category: Addiction Authors: Tags: Short communication Source Type: research