Temperamental characteristics of adolescents with substance abuse and/or dependence: A case-control study

Lore Willem; Patricia Bijttebier; Laurence Claes; Johan Sools; Inez Vandenbussche; Joel T. Nigg

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Temperamental characteristics of adolescents with substance abuse and/or dependence: A case-control study

Lore Willem, Patricia Bijttebier, Laurence Claes, Johan Sools, Inez Vandenbussche, Joel T. Nigg

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This study examines reactive and self-regulatory temperament in 34 clinically referred adolescents with substance abuse and/or dependence and 34 matched controls between the ages of 14 and 18. years. Results indicated that the clinical group reported lower levels of positive affectivity and effortful control, and higher levels of sad negative affectivity, compared to the control group. Low positive affectivity and low effortful control were the most important temperament dimensions in predicting clinical substance use. These results highlight the role of both affective reactive and self-regulatory temperament dimensions in youngsters with problematic substance use.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1094-1098
Number of pages	5
Journal	Personality and Individual Differences
Volume	50
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2011.01.033
State	Published - May 2011

Keywords

Adolescence
Motivational/affective reactivity
Problematic substance use
Self-regulation

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Psychology(all)

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