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The importance of conduct problems and depressive symptoms in predicting adolescent substance use.

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Henry, B; Feehan, M; McGee, R; Stanton, W; Moffitt, TE; Silva, P
Published in: Journal of abnormal child psychology
October 1993

The current study assessed the relative importance of conduct problems and depressive symptoms, measured at two ages (11 and 15), for predicting substance use at age 15 in an unselected birth cohort of New Zealand adolescents. Among males, when the relative predictive utility of both conduct problems and depressive symptoms was assessed, only pre-adolescent depressive symptoms were found to predict multiple drug use 4 years later. No predictive relation was found between early symptomatology and later substance use among females. The strongest association between predictors and substance use emerged between age 15 multiple drug use and concurrent conduct problems for both males and females. Finally, both conduct problems and depressive symptoms at age 15 were also found to be associated with concurrent "self-medication" among females.

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Journal of abnormal child psychology

DOI

EISSN

1573-2835

ISSN

0091-0627

Publication Date

October 1993

Volume

21

Issue

5

Start / End Page

469 / 480

Related Subject Headings

  • Substance-Related Disorders
  • Sex Factors
  • Self Medication
  • Risk Factors
  • Psychotropic Drugs
  • Personality Inventory
  • Personality Development
  • New Zealand
  • Marijuana Abuse
  • Male
 

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Henry, B., Feehan, M., McGee, R., Stanton, W., Moffitt, T. E., & Silva, P. (1993). The importance of conduct problems and depressive symptoms in predicting adolescent substance use. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 21(5), 469–480. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00916314
Henry, B., M. Feehan, R. McGee, W. Stanton, T. E. Moffitt, and P. Silva. “The importance of conduct problems and depressive symptoms in predicting adolescent substance use.Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology 21, no. 5 (October 1993): 469–80. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00916314.
Henry B, Feehan M, McGee R, Stanton W, Moffitt TE, Silva P. The importance of conduct problems and depressive symptoms in predicting adolescent substance use. Journal of abnormal child psychology. 1993 Oct;21(5):469–80.
Henry, B., et al. “The importance of conduct problems and depressive symptoms in predicting adolescent substance use.Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, vol. 21, no. 5, Oct. 1993, pp. 469–80. Epmc, doi:10.1007/bf00916314.
Henry B, Feehan M, McGee R, Stanton W, Moffitt TE, Silva P. The importance of conduct problems and depressive symptoms in predicting adolescent substance use. Journal of abnormal child psychology. 1993 Oct;21(5):469–480.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of abnormal child psychology

DOI

EISSN

1573-2835

ISSN

0091-0627

Publication Date

October 1993

Volume

21

Issue

5

Start / End Page

469 / 480

Related Subject Headings

  • Substance-Related Disorders
  • Sex Factors
  • Self Medication
  • Risk Factors
  • Psychotropic Drugs
  • Personality Inventory
  • Personality Development
  • New Zealand
  • Marijuana Abuse
  • Male