Cognitive Social Maturity, Life Change Events, and Health Risk Behaviors among Adolescents: Development of a Structural Equation Model

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Carolyn E. Ievers-Landis
Rachel Neff Greenley
Chris Burant
Elaine Borawski
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[1] Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine,Division of Behavioral Pediatrics and Psychology
[2] Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine,Department of Bioethics
[3] Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine,Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
[4] Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital,Division of Behavioral Pediatrics and Psychology
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Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings | 2006年 / 13卷
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cognitive social maturity; life change events; substance use; alcohol use; adolescents;
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Purpose: To examine the roles of cognitive social maturity and life change events in a structural equation model (SEM) to explain adolescents' use of marijuana, tobacco, and alcohol. Methods: Data were derived from 1322 9th and 10th graders in a HIV prevention study. Students completed a survey of their cognitive social maturity, recent life events and substance use habits. A model from a study on the metabolic control of adolescents with diabetes was modified to apply to health risk behaviors. Results: A SEM was tested and fit the data well. Lower cognitive social maturity and greater life change events significantly predicted health risk behaviors. Life events partially mediated the relationship between cognitive social maturity and health risk behaviors. Conclusions: Adolescents' social thought processes are related to their recent life events, which in turn are related to their substance use behaviors. Suggestions are made for interventions to improve adolescents' cognitive social maturity.
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