TY - JOUR
T1 - Polydrug use in Australian 12-14 year olds from 2006 to 2017
T2 - an examination of drug use profiles, emotional control problems, and family relationship characteristics
AU - Kelly, Adrian B.
AU - Munnings, Andrew
AU - Zhao, Xiang
AU - Rowland, Bosco
AU - Laurens, Kristin R.
AU - Campbell, Marilyn
AU - Williams, Joanne
AU - Bailey, Jen A.
AU - Killingly, Callula
AU - Abimanyi-Ochom, Julie
AU - Kremer, Peter
AU - Toumbourou, John W.
N1 - Funding Information:
Kristin R. Laurens was supported by the Australian Research Council [FT170100294]; National Health and Medical Research Council [APP1087781]; Centre for Inclusive Education, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Objective: This study examined the nature and prevalence of polydrug use in 12–14 year old Australians. Method: Three Australian school surveys (2006, n=4091; 2009, n=5635; 2017, n=1539; age 12–14 years) spanning 11 years were used. Substances included alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, inhalant, and other illicit substances. Risk factors included depressed mood, low emotional control, poor family management and conflict, and academic performance. Latent class analysis was used to discern classes. Regression analyses were used to test the association of risk factors with classes. Results: Consistent across surveys, there was a class of adolescents who engaged in wide-ranging polydrug use, with prevalences ranging from 0.44% (2006) to 1.78% (2017). Emotional control problems, low academic performance, and poor family management were elevated in the polydrug class. Conclusion: A small proportion of 12–14-year-old adolescents engage in polydrug use. Interventions focusing on family risks and emotional control problems may be beneficial.
AB - Objective: This study examined the nature and prevalence of polydrug use in 12–14 year old Australians. Method: Three Australian school surveys (2006, n=4091; 2009, n=5635; 2017, n=1539; age 12–14 years) spanning 11 years were used. Substances included alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, inhalant, and other illicit substances. Risk factors included depressed mood, low emotional control, poor family management and conflict, and academic performance. Latent class analysis was used to discern classes. Regression analyses were used to test the association of risk factors with classes. Results: Consistent across surveys, there was a class of adolescents who engaged in wide-ranging polydrug use, with prevalences ranging from 0.44% (2006) to 1.78% (2017). Emotional control problems, low academic performance, and poor family management were elevated in the polydrug class. Conclusion: A small proportion of 12–14-year-old adolescents engage in polydrug use. Interventions focusing on family risks and emotional control problems may be beneficial.
KW - academic performance
KW - Adolescent
KW - emotional control
KW - family conflict
KW - family relationships
KW - polydrug use
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U2 - 10.1080/00049530.2023.2174705
DO - 10.1080/00049530.2023.2174705
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85148634209
SN - 0004-9530
VL - 75
JO - Australian Journal of Psychology
JF - Australian Journal of Psychology
IS - 1
M1 - 2174705
ER -