Trajectories of Substance Use and Well-being in Early and Middle Adolescence Shaped by Social Connectedness

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O'Donnell, Alexander W
Stuart, Jaimee
Jose, Paul E
Homel, Jacqueline
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2021
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Increasing substance use and decreasing well-being are typical in adolescence, yet how social contexts shape disparate development during this time is less well-understood. A latent growth class analysis was conducted that identified groups of early (N = 706; Agem  = 12.20) and middle (N = 666; Agem  = 14.38) adolescents distinguished by rates of substance use and well-being over three years. In both cohorts, the largest group reported low substance use and high well-being, with a smaller group exhibiting maladaptive trajectories for both substance use and well-being. Two additional groups were identified during middle adolescence characterized by either low well-being or high substance use. Family connectedness was a protective factor, while high peer connectedness was a risk factor for substance-use groups and low peer connectedness for languishing.

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Journal of Research on Adolescence

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Social work

Psychology

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O'Donnell, AW; Stuart, J; Jose, PE; Homel, J, Trajectories of Substance Use and Well-being in Early and Middle Adolescence Shaped by Social Connectedness, Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2021

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