2023
The role of culture in the association between racial discrimination and alcohol use among North American Indigenous adolescents reporting recent drinking
Schick M, Nalven T, Egan A, Spillane N. The role of culture in the association between racial discrimination and alcohol use among North American Indigenous adolescents reporting recent drinking. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2023, 47: 1109-1118. PMID: 37095073, PMCID: PMC10289135, DOI: 10.1111/acer.15088.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNorth American IndigenousNorth American Indigenous adolescentsAlcohol useStudy 1Study 2Associated with greater alcohol useNorth American Indigenous youthRacial discriminationMeasures of racial discriminationSelf-report measuresGreater alcohol useExperiences of racial discriminationReduce racial discriminationCultural affiliationIdentified alcohol useRecent drinkingBivariate correlationsAlcohol consumptionAdolescentsAlcoholAmerican IndigenousPositive associationIndigenous adolescentsDiscriminationYouth
2022
Facts Versus Fiction in Adolescent Substance Use: Implications for Public Health
Schick M, Nalven T, Crawford M, Kirk-Provencher K, Spillane N. Facts Versus Fiction in Adolescent Substance Use: Implications for Public Health. 2022, 161-185. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-92392-1_10.Chapters
2021
The protective effects of self-compassion on alcohol-related problems among first nation adolescents
Spillane N, Schick M, Goldstein S, Nalven T, Kahler C. The protective effects of self-compassion on alcohol-related problems among first nation adolescents. Addiction Research & Theory 2021, 30: 33-40. PMID: 36238694, PMCID: PMC9555812, DOI: 10.1080/16066359.2021.1902994.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlcohol-related problemsAlcohol-related disparitiesIndigenous peoples’ experiencesSelf-compassionAssociated with alcohol-related problemsAlcohol-related consequencesContemporary discriminationIndigenous youthProtective factorsPencil-and-paper surveyProtective effects of self-compassionNation adolescentsEffects of trauma exposureIndigenous communitiesEffect of self-compassionHistorical traumaPeople's experiencesNorth American Indigenous youthAlcohol useFirst Nation adolescentsTrauma exposureProtective effectYouthValuing Cultural Activities Moderating the Association Between Alcohol Expectancies and Alcohol Use Among First Nation Adolescents.
Goldstein S, Schick M, Nalven T, Spillane N. Valuing Cultural Activities Moderating the Association Between Alcohol Expectancies and Alcohol Use Among First Nation Adolescents. Journal Of Studies On Alcohol And Drugs 2021, 82: 112-120. PMID: 33573729, PMCID: PMC7901263, DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2021.82.112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive alcohol expectanciesIndigenous youthAlcohol useFirst Nation adolescentsHeavy drinkingCultural activitiesAlcohol expectanciesRates of alcohol useAlcohol-related harmNation adolescentsPencil-and-paper surveyCommunity interventionsIndigenous adolescentsSimple slope analysesYouthAdolescentsExpectationsModerating roleSignificant interaction
2020
Identifying Competing Life Reinforcers for Substance Use in First Nation Adolescents
Spillane N, Kirk-Provencher K, Schick M, Nalven T, Goldstein S, Kahler C. Identifying Competing Life Reinforcers for Substance Use in First Nation Adolescents. Substance Use & Misuse 2020, 55: 886-895. PMID: 31965888, PMCID: PMC7224337, DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2019.1710206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtective factors associated with substance useFactors associated with substance useFirst Nation adolescentsSubstance useBehavioural theory of choiceNon-Indigenous youthNation adolescentsIncreased riskCulturally appropriate prevention strategiesAvailability of substancesIndigenous youthQualitative focus groupsModified grounded theory approachIndigenous populationCommunity influencePrevention strategiesGrounded theory approachPeer influenceFocus groupsNegative consequencesIndividual interviewsAvailability of alternativesRiskInvestigate riskYouth