Longitudinal Associations among Impulsivity, Friend Substance Use, and Adolescent Substance Use

Longitudinal Associations among Impulsivity, Friend Substance Use, and Adolescent Substance Use

Adolescent substance use is an increasing problem in the United States, and some researchers posit a bidirectional relation between adolescent substance use and the personality trait of impulsivity (e.g., Quinn, Stappenbeck, & Fromme, 2011). Friend substance use has been shown to be a powerful predictor of adolescent substance use, with prior research suggesting a bidirectional relation between...

Impulsivity, peer influence, and adolescent substance use

Adolescent substance use.

Impulsivity in bipolar and substance use disorders.

BACKGROUND Bipolar disorder (BD) is commonly associated with increased impulsivity, particularly during manic and depressed episodes; also impulsivity remains elevated during euthymic phases. Impulsivity is also a factor in the initiation and maintenance of substance use disorders (SUD). Impulsivity can predispose to substance abuse or can result from it. Impulsivity appears to be relatively in...

Substance Use and Delinquent Behavior Among Serious Adolescent Offenders

Pathways to Desistance How and why do many serious adolescent offenders stop offending while others continue to commit crimes? This series of bulletins presents findings from the Pathways to Desistance Study, a multidisciplinary investigation that attempts to answer this question. Investigators interviewed 1,354 young offenders from Philadelphia and Phoenix for 7 years after their convictions t...