NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 4 results Save | Export
Psychometric Qualities of the Dutch Version of the Substance Use Risk Profile Scale Adapted for Individuals with Mild Intellectual Disabilities and Borderline Intellectual Functioning
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Pieterse, Marcel E.; VanDerNagel, Joanneke E. L; Ten Klooster, Peter M.; Turhan, Abdullah; Didden, Robert – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Introduction: Personality traits may predict the use of substances in individuals with mild intellectual disabilities (MID) or borderline intellectual functioning (BIF). The Dutch version of the Substance Use Risk Profile Scale (SURPS), adapted for this population, was tested on its psychometric properties. Method: Individuals with MID or BIF (IQ…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mild Intellectual Disability, Psychometrics, Substance Abuse
Explaining Educational Differences in Adolescent Substance Use and Early Sexual Debut: The Role of Parents and Peers
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
de Looze, Margaretha; Harakeh, Zeena; van Dorsselaer, Saskia A. F. M.; Raaijmakers, Quinten A. W.; Vollebergh, Wilma A. M.; ter Bogt, Tom F. M. – Journal of Adolescence, 2012
Previous studies from a wide variety of European countries have demonstrated that low educated adolescents engage more frequently in health risk behaviors compared to high educated adolescents. The present study investigates the mediating roles of parental knowledge and time spent with peers in this relationship. Data were retrieved from a…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Adolescents, Drinking, Foreign Countries
Predicting Ecstasy Use among Young People at Risk: A Prospective Study of Initially Ecstasy-Naive Subjects
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Vervaeke, Hylke K.E.; Benschop, Annemieke; Van Den Brink, Wim; Korf, Dirk J. – Journal of Drug Education, 2008
Our aim is to identify predictors of first-time ecstasy use in a prospective study among young people at risk. As part of the multidisciplinary Netherlands XTC Toxicity Study (NeXT), we monitored 188 subjects aged up to 18 years who were ecstasy-naive at baseline but seemed likely to start taking ecstasy in the near future. After an 11- to…
Descriptors: Marijuana, Young Adults, Peer Groups, Foreign Countries
Preventive Effects of Treatment of Disruptive Behavior Disorder in Middle Childhood on Substance Use and Delinquent Behavior
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Zonnevylle-Bender, Marjo J. S.; Matthys, Walter; van de Wiel, Nicolle M. H.; Lochman, John E. – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2007
Objective: Disruptive behavior disorder (DBD) is a well-known risk factor for substance abuse and delinquent behavior in adolescence. Therefore, the long-term preventive effects of treatment of DBD in middle childhood on beginning substance use and delinquency in early adolescence were investigated. Method: Children with DBD (8-13 years old) had…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Adolescents, Therapy, Behavior Modification