Examining Gender Differences in Adolescent Substance Abuse Behavior: Comparisons and Implications for Treatment

Hsieh, Sumin; Hollister, Chris

doi:10.1300/j029v13n03_03

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“…In addition, differences in MA abuse among teen females and males may present different challenges to their health and may require different treatment approaches. Hsieh and Hollister (2004) have suggested, for example that interventions should be specific to gender, such that treatments for adolescent girls should address the potential for drug use as a medication (or emotional relief) and should promote appropriate coping skills (14).…”

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An Emerging Problem: Methamphetamine Abuse among Treatment Seeking Youth

et al. 2008

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This study examined correlates of methamphetamine (MA) and marijuana (MJ) use and treatment response among treatment-involved youth (N = 4,430) in Los Angeles County, California treated between 2000 and 2005. Of the sample, 912 (21%) were primary MA and 3,518 (79%) were primary MJ users. Correlates of increased MA use included being female, White, Asian or Latino, older age, previous treatment involvement, legal status of probation or parole, and initiating drug use at an older age. Treatment trends showed a rise in treatment admissions for MA, with more MA users enrolling in residential treatment compared to outpatient treatment. Predictors of retention, drug use at discharge, and completion by treatment modality are discussed. Results can guide the development of effective strategies for treatment assessment and planning tailored towards minimizing drug use and maximizing treatment response among youth.

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An Emerging Problem: Methamphetamine Abuse among Treatment Seeking Youth

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“…In addition to peer influence on substance use varying based on the gender of the adolescents, there is also evidence suggesting the gender composition of a network can alter the strength of a network’s influence on substance use (Hsieh & Hollister, 2004; Leaper, Tenenbaum, & Shaffer, 1999; Rose & Rudolph, 2006). For instance, adolescents within a same-sex friendship/network will experience a mutual influence pattern, whereas those in mixed-sex friendships/networks will experience a disproportionate amount of influence depending upon several factors, such as friendship context and the predominant gender in the friendship/network (Gaughan, 2006).…”

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Adolescent Social Networks and Alcohol Use: Variability by Gender and Type

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Barry

et al. 2016

Substance Use & Misuse

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Background Scientists have established that social networks influence adolescents’ substance use behavior, an influence that varies by gender. However, the role of gender in this mechanism of influence remains poorly understood. Particularly, the role an adolescent’s gender, alongside the gender composition of his/her network, plays in facilitating or constraining alcohol use is still unclear. Objectives This study examined the associations among the gender composition of adolescents’ networks, select network characteristics, intra-personal, inter-personal factors and alcohol use among a sample of adolescents in the US. Methods We assessed cross-sectional data from a 2010 study of 1,523 high school students from a school district in Los Angeles. Analyses of adolescents’ network characteristics were conducted using UCINET 6; logistic regression analyses testing the associations between gender composition of the network and alcohol use were conducted using SPSS 20. Results Our results indicate that the gender composition of adolescents’ networks is associated with alcohol use, in our sample. Adolescents in predominantly female or predominantly male friendship networks were less likely to report alcohol use compared to adolescents in an equal/balanced network. Additionally, depending upon the context/type of network, intrapersonal and interpersonal factors varied in their association with alcohol use. Conclusions/Importance Based on these findings, we make several recommendations for future research. We call for researchers to further examine gender as a risk factor for alcohol abuse, particularly within the complex interplay between gender and network contexts.

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“…In one study, Harrison and Asche (2001) studied 387 adolescents in 37 programs and found that females were more likely than males to complete treatment and to be abstinent from drug use after treatment. In another study, Hsieh and Hollister (2004) studied more than 2,000 adolescents and found that females had more psychological difficulties than males but had better treatment attendance and better outcomes. Finally, several studies have documented an association between comorbid psychopathology and substance use severity both at baseline and posttreatment Tomlinson, Brown, & Abrantes, 2004;Winters, Stinchfield, Latimer, & Stone, 2008).…”

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confidence: 99%