Troubled Parents, Motivated Adolescents: Predicting Motivation to Change Substance Use among Runaways
June 23rd, 2009 Posted by: admin
Publication year: 2009
Source: Addictive Behaviors, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 14 April 2009
Natasha, Slesnick , Suzanne, Bartle-Haring , Gizem, Erdem , Hannah, Budde , Amber, Letcher , …
Runaway adolescents engage in high rates of substance use and report significant family and individual problems. However, in general, adolescents report low motivation to change their substance use. Because a higher level of motivation for changing substance use is associated with greater substance abuse treatment success, identifying variables associated with motivation for change can be useful for enhancing treatment success. In this study, predictors of motivation for changing substance use were examined among 140 shelter-recruited adolescents and their parents/primary caretakers. Several findings were noteworthy. A perceived negative family environment increased parents’ and adolescents’ depressive symptoms, which increased adolescent’s motivation to…
