Problem-Oriented Screening Instrument for Teenagers

Rahdert, Elizabeth

doi:10.1037/t04795-000

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“…The 17-item substance abuse scale from the Problem Oriented Screening Instrument for Teenagers (POSIT) 22 measured alcohol consequences (e.g., missed school, trouble getting along with friends because of drinking). An Alcohol Consequences summary variable was created (α = 0.83).…”

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confidence: 99%

Effects of a Brief Intervention for Reducing Violence and Alcohol Misuse Among Adolescents

Walton¹,

Chermack²,

Shope³

et al. 2010

JAMA

356

300

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effects of a Brief Intervention for Reducing Violence and Alcohol Misuse Among Adolescents

Walton¹,

Chermack²,

Shope³

et al. 2010

JAMA

356

300

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“…Answers to all eight questions were summed to create a continuous variable from 0 to 32. Alcohol misuse (i.e., missing school, missing out on activities, being involved in a car crash after drinking, trouble getting along with friends secondary to alcohol use) was assessed using the Problem Oriented Screening Instrument for Teenagers (POSIT) (Rahdert, 1991), which is a 17-item scale. None of the items in the POSIT relate to violence during alcohol use.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Overlap of Youth Violence Among Aggressive Adolescents with Past-Year Alcohol Use—A Latent Class Analysis: Aggression and Victimization in Peer and Dating Violence in an Inner City Emergency Department Sample

Whiteside

Ranney

Chermack

et al. 2013

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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The purpose of this study was to identify overlap and violence types between peer and dating aggression and victimization using latent class analysis (LCA) among a sample of aggressive adolescents with a history of alcohol use and to identify risk and protective factors associated with each violence class. Method: From September 2006 to September 2009, a systematic sample of patients (14-18 years old) seeking care in an urban emergency department were approached. Adolescents reporting any past-year alcohol use and aggression completed a survey using validated measures including types of violence (severe and moderate aggression, severe and moderate victimization with both peers and dating partners). Using LCA, violence classes were identifi ed; correlates of membership in each LCA class were determined. Results: Among this sample (n = 694), LCA identifi ed three classes described as (a) peer aggression (PA) (52.2%), (b) peer aggression + peer victimization (PAPV) (18.6%), and (c) multiple domains of violence (MDV) (29.3%). Compared with those in the PA class, those in the PAPV class were more likely to be male, report injury in a fi ght, and have delinquent peers. Compared with the PA class, those in the MDV class were more likely to be female, African American, report injury in a fi ght, carry a weapon, experience negative consequences from alcohol use, and have delinquent peers and more family confl ict. Compared with the PAPV class, those in the MDV class were likely to be female, African American, receive public assistance, carry a weapon, experience negative consequences from alcohol use, and use marijuana. Conclusions: There is extensive overlap of victimization and aggression in both peer and dating relationships. Also, those with high rates of violence across relationships have increased alcohol misuse and marijuana use. Thus, violence-prevention efforts should consider addressing concomitant substance use.

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“…The Problem Oriented Screening Instrument for Teenagers (POSIT; Rahdert, 1991) is a self-report multiproblem screening instrument designed to screen for substance use and other problems. It is a well-validated and reliable instrument that is widely used in mental and medical heath care settings, schools and social service agencies, drug treatment programs, and juvenile justice assessment centers (Rahdert, 1997). We used the 17-item Substance Use and Abuse subscale in this study (sample item: “Do you get into trouble because you use drugs or alcohol at school?”).…”

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confidence: 99%

Multidimensional family therapy for young adolescent substance abuse: Twelve-month outcomes of a randomized controlled trial.

Liddle¹,

Rowe²,

Dakof³

et al. 2009

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

155

182

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Research has established the dangers of early onset substance use for young adolescents and its links to a host of developmental problems. Because critical developmental detours can begin or be exacerbated during early adolescence, specialized interventions that target known risk and protective factors in this period are needed. This controlled trial (n = 83) provided an experimental test comparing multidimensional family therapy (MDFT) and a peer group intervention with young teens. Participants were clinically referred, were of low income, and were mostly ethnic minority adolescents (average age = 13.73 years). Treatments were manual guided, lasted 4 months, and were delivered by community agency therapists. Adolescents and parents were assessed at intake, at 6-weeks post-intake, at discharge, and at 6 and 12 months following treatment intake. Latent growth curve modeling analyses demonstrated the superior effectiveness of MDFT over the 12-month follow-up in reducing substance use (effect size: substance use frequency, d = 0.77; substance use problems, d = 0.74), delinquency (d = 0.31), and internalized distress (d = 0.54), and in reducing risk in family, peer, and school domains (d = 0.27, 0.67, and 0.35, respectively) among young adolescents.

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Problem-Oriented Screening Instrument for Teenagers

Cited by 10 publications

References 25 publications

Effects of a Brief Intervention for Reducing Violence and Alcohol Misuse Among Adolescents

Effects of a Brief Intervention for Reducing Violence and Alcohol Misuse Among Adolescents

The Overlap of Youth Violence Among Aggressive Adolescents with Past-Year Alcohol Use—A Latent Class Analysis: Aggression and Victimization in Peer and Dating Violence in an Inner City Emergency Department Sample

Multidimensional family therapy for young adolescent substance abuse: Twelve-month outcomes of a randomized controlled trial.

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