Negative Affect, Sensation Seeking, and Adolescent Substance Use Development: The Moderating Role of Executive Function

It is unknown how the Addictions Neuroclinical Assessment markers—negative affect, sensation seeking, and executive function—contribute to substance use development. This study examined whether associations of negative affect and sensation seeking with substance use vary by executive function. Parti...

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Published in:Journal of youth and adolescence 2024-11, Vol.53 (11), p.2654-2668
Main Authors: Folker, Ann, Peviani, Kristin M., Deater-Deckard, Kirby, Bickel, Warren K., Steinberg, Laurence, Casas, Brooks, Kim-Spoon, Jungmeen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addictions
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior - psychology
Adolescent development
Affect
Alcohol use
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Child and School Psychology
Child development
Clinical Psychology
Cognitive ability
Drug use
Emotions
Empirical Research
Executive Function
Female
Health Psychology
History of Psychology
Humans
Law and Psychology
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Psychology
Risk-Taking
Substance abuse
Substance use disorder
Substance-Related Disorders - psychology
Teenagers
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Summary:It is unknown how the Addictions Neuroclinical Assessment markers—negative affect, sensation seeking, and executive function—contribute to substance use development. This study examined whether associations of negative affect and sensation seeking with substance use vary by executive function. Participants were 167 adolescents (47% female) who participated annually for four years ( M age  = 14.07, SD age  = 0.54 at Time 1). There were within-person bidirectional associations between higher negative affect and higher substance use for adolescents with lower executive function. Adolescents with higher sensation seeking at age 14 exhibited increasing substance use trajectories from age 14 to 17, regardless of executive function level. Negative affect and substance use influence each other within individuals, whereas sensation seeking predicts substance use between individuals.
ISSN:0047-2891
1573-6601
1573-6601
DOI:10.1007/s10964-024-02065-9