2025
Prescription Pain Medication Misuse with and Without Heroin Use Among Adolescents: relationships with Routine Healthcare, Family Support, Academic Performance, Violence, and Other Risky Behaviors
Jalilian-Khave L, Stefanovics E, Zhai Z, Potenza M. Prescription Pain Medication Misuse with and Without Heroin Use Among Adolescents: relationships with Routine Healthcare, Family Support, Academic Performance, Violence, and Other Risky Behaviors. Substance Use & Misuse 2025, 60: 1400-1410. PMID: 40383936, PMCID: PMC12187537, DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2025.2499945.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrescription pain medication misusePain medication misuseFamily supportHealthcare participantsRisky behaviorsHeroin useMedication misuseOpioid misuseYouth Risk Behavior Survey dataPrescription pain medicationBehavior Survey dataRoutine healthcareHealthcare utilizationPublic health crisisChi-square analysisHigher oddsSurvey dataOdds ratioPain medicationHigh school respondentsAdjusted modelsAcademic performanceNegative healthOddsHealth crisisMediating roles of psychological entitlement and presence of meaning in the associations between parental measures (rejection and overprotection) and adolescent internet addiction
Kong F, Wei W, Xia Y, Xie D, Xue K, Wang W, Potenza M. Mediating roles of psychological entitlement and presence of meaning in the associations between parental measures (rejection and overprotection) and adolescent internet addiction. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2025, 382: 507-517. PMID: 40286930, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2025.04.131.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdolescent Internet addictionParental rejectionPsychological entitlementInternet addictionParental overprotectionLevels of presence of meaningLevels of psychological entitlementPresence of meaningInternet game addictionSchool studentsVocational school studentsSelf-reported dataSecondary vocational school studentsNegative parentingParenting measuresAddictionOverprotectionMediation roleGame addictionInvestigate relationshipsAdolescentsStudentsRelationshipResearch directionsCross-sectional studySex differences in problematic pornography use among adolescents: a network analysis
Villena-Moya A, Potenza M, Granero R, Paiva Ú, Arrondo G, Chiclana-Actis C, Fernández-Aranda F, Jiménez-Murcia S, Normand E, Ballester L, Mestre-Bach G. Sex differences in problematic pornography use among adolescents: a network analysis. BMC Psychology 2025, 13: 347. PMID: 40200245, PMCID: PMC11978135, DOI: 10.1186/s40359-025-02624-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorCrime VictimsEroticaFemaleHumansLonelinessMaleRisk-TakingSex FactorsSexual BehaviorSpainConceptsPornography useVulnerability of malesPotential of network analysisGender-sensitive preventionOnline victimizationSexual pleasureCentral variableUnique needsNetwork analysisDigital harmMood modificationSpanish sampleSex differencesVulnerabilityPornographyAdolescentsIntervention strategiesVictimsConflictSexualityConclusionsThese findingsSexLonelinessHarmMaleGambling in Connecticut adolescents: Prevalence, socio-demographic characteristics, trauma exposure, suicidality, and other risk behaviors
Stefanovics E, Zhai Z, Potenza M. Gambling in Connecticut adolescents: Prevalence, socio-demographic characteristics, trauma exposure, suicidality, and other risk behaviors. PLOS ONE 2025, 20: e0290589. PMID: 39908256, PMCID: PMC11798454, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0290589.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial supportRisk behaviorsCorrelates of gamblingTraumatic experiencesPoor health outcomesAssociated with traumatic experiencesImplement tailored interventionsReceipt of social supportHealth risk behaviorsConnecticut high school studentsSocio-demographic characteristicsFamily social supportAcademic performanceAssociated with suicideInfluence gambling behaviorPublic health concernTailored interventionsHealth outcomesPast-year gamblingYouth Risk Behavior SurveyPoor academic performanceTrauma exposureRisk Behavior SurveyCurrent prevalenceHigh school students
2024
Brief Educational Workshops in Secondary Schools Trial (BESST trial), a school-based cluster randomised controlled trial of the DISCOVER workshop for 16–18-year-olds: recruitment and baseline characteristics
James K, Lisk S, Payne-Cook C, Farishta Z, Farrelly M, Sheikh A, Slusarczyk M, Byford S, Day C, Deighton J, Evans C, Fonagy P, Saunders D, Sclare I, Shearer J, Stallard P, Weaver T, Yarrum J, Carter B, Brown J. Brief Educational Workshops in Secondary Schools Trial (BESST trial), a school-based cluster randomised controlled trial of the DISCOVER workshop for 16–18-year-olds: recruitment and baseline characteristics. Trials 2024, 25: 302. PMID: 38702825, PMCID: PMC11069277, DOI: 10.1186/s13063-024-08116-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSchool-based cluster randomised controlled trialWarwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing ScaleCluster randomised controlled trialRandomised controlled trialsSchools TrialEducational workshopsMental Wellbeing ScaleControlled trialsOutcome data collectionSymptoms of depressionEthnic minority groupsSecondary schoolsReduce stigmaBaseline characteristicsPost-randomisationWellbeing ScaleSelf-referralSelf-referredLower wellbeingStudentsDistressed studentsEthnically diverse sampleSchoolWorkshop programmeGeneral wellbeing
2023
Parental Knowledge/Monitoring and Adolescent Substance Use: A Causal Relationship?
Pelham W, Tapert S, Gonzalez M, Wade N, Lisdahl K, Guillaume M, Marshall A, Van Rinsveld A, Dick A, Baker F, Breslin F, Baskin-Sommers A, Sheth C, Brown S. Parental Knowledge/Monitoring and Adolescent Substance Use: A Causal Relationship? Health Psychology 2023, 42: 913-923. PMID: 36355697, PMCID: PMC10169542, DOI: 10.1037/hea0001245.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorHumansInfantLongitudinal StudiesPandemicsParent-Child RelationsParentingParentsSubstance-Related DisordersConceptsSubstance useExamining Highly Novel Positive Future Thinking in Suicidal and Nonsuicidal Adolescents
Nam R, B. C. Examining Highly Novel Positive Future Thinking in Suicidal and Nonsuicidal Adolescents. Archives Of Suicide Research 2023, 28: 1200-1214. PMID: 39434628, PMCID: PMC11496765, DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2023.2282660.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorChildDepressionFemaleHumansImaginationMaleSuicidal IdeationSuicide, AttemptedThinkingYoung AdultConceptsPositive future thinkingSI severityFuture thinkingSuicidal ideationAssociated with greater suicide riskPositive future eventsNonsuicidal adolescentsFuture thoughtsSuicide riskBehavioral measuresDepressive symptomsPositive futureHeterogeneous constructFuture eventsClinical interventionsAdolescentsSeverityIdeationNonsuicideBaselineMeasure attainmentFollow-upSuicideThinkingAttainmentGambling participation among Connecticut adolescents from 2007 to 2019: Potential risk and protective factors
Stefanovics E, Gueorguieva R, Zhai Z, Potenza M. Gambling participation among Connecticut adolescents from 2007 to 2019: Potential risk and protective factors. Journal Of Behavioral Addictions 2023, 12: 490-499. PMID: 37335777, PMCID: PMC10316163, DOI: 10.1556/2006.2023.00027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorConnecticutCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGamblingHumansMaleProtective FactorsRisk FactorsSubstance-Related DisordersConceptsPrevalence of gamblingGambling participationPatterns of gamblingSocial supportSocial support programsGambling advertisementsTraumatic experiencesMedia coverageState of ConnecticutSocio-demographic characteristicsAffective concernsSubstance useConnecticut high school studentsGamblingAdolescent gamblingAnonymous self-completed questionnairePotential risk factorsParticipationSupport programsPublic health concernSelf-completed questionnaireCurrent substance useSocio-demographic dataCross-sectional surveyWarrants further studyProblematic use of the internet among adolescents: A four-wave longitudinal study of trajectories, predictors and outcomes
Geng X, Zhang J, Liu Y, Xu L, Han Y, Potenza M, Zhang J. Problematic use of the internet among adolescents: A four-wave longitudinal study of trajectories, predictors and outcomes. Journal Of Behavioral Addictions 2023, 12: 435-447. PMID: 37294627, PMCID: PMC10316164, DOI: 10.1556/2006.2023.00021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorFemaleHumansInternetLongitudinal StudiesMaleMental HealthRisk FactorsConceptsDevelopmental trajectoriesAcademic functioningIndividual differencesFour-wave longitudinal studyProblematic developmental trajectoriesInter-parental conflictProblematic useDifferent developmental trajectoriesPoor academic functioningMental health difficultiesEffective intervention programsDevelopmental patternsFamily predictorsFamilial predictorsBehavioral outcomesLatent class growth modelsHealth difficultiesInterpersonal relationshipsChildhood maltreatmentAdverse correlatesIntervention programsModerate increasingMental healthAdolescentsLow decreasingPerceived racial discrimination and polysubstance use among racial/ethnic minority adolescents in the United States
Baiden P, Onyeaka H, Aneni K, Wood B, LaBrenz C, Muoghalu C, Peoples J, Szlyk H, Gobodzo E, Baiden J, Adeku Y, Mets V, Brown F, Cavazos-Rehg P. Perceived racial discrimination and polysubstance use among racial/ethnic minority adolescents in the United States. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2023, 248: 109894. PMID: 37167795, PMCID: PMC11003345, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.109894.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolysubstance useHigher oddsSignificant public health concernTimes higher oddsSymptoms of depressionPublic health concernBinary logistic regressionMinority adolescentsHierarchical binary logistic regressionEthnic minority adolescentsEarly identificationPsychosocial stressorsLogistic regressionHealth concernDemographic characteristicsAdolescent substanceCOVID-19AdolescentsAssociationOddsRepresentative sampleExperiences SurveyMost studies
2022
An exploratory study of problematic shopping and problematic video gaming in adolescents
Greenberg NR, Zhai ZW, Hoff RA, Krishnan-Sarin S, Potenza MN. An exploratory study of problematic shopping and problematic video gaming in adolescents. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0272228. PMID: 35947621, PMCID: PMC9365157, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0272228.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorBehavior, AddictiveHumansInternetStudentsSurveys and QuestionnairesVideo GamesConceptsProblematic video gamingNegative reinforcementAddictive behaviorsVideo gamingAggressive behaviorMaladaptive copingHealth/High school studentsPsychosocial impairmentStress managementConnecticut high school studentsAdolescentsPhysical injuryGamingPossible interventionsPrevention effortsExploratory studySerious fightingInteraction analysisImpairmentMeasuresCopingFurther researchAnxietyRelationshipAn Exploratory Study of Shopping to Relieve Tension or Anxiety in Adolescents: Health Correlates and Gambling-Related Perceptions and Behaviors
Farhat LC, Zhai ZW, Hoff RA, Krishnan-Sarin S, Potenza MN. An Exploratory Study of Shopping to Relieve Tension or Anxiety in Adolescents: Health Correlates and Gambling-Related Perceptions and Behaviors. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2022, 19: 6169. PMID: 35627706, PMCID: PMC9140366, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19106169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorAnxietyBehavior, AddictiveFemaleGamblingHumansRisk FactorsConceptsHealth correlatesDistress/impairmentCognition/behaviorDysphoria/depressionGambling attitudesProblematic gamblingGambling behaviorBehavioral addictionsNegative outcomesProblematic engagementSpecific correlatesUse of alcoholRewarding behaviorAnxietyHispanic youthPerceptions/attitudesExploratory fashionHigh school surveyGamblingAdolescentsCorrelatesHispanic studentsExploratory studyYouthPhysical fightingPositive Psychological Characteristics and Substance Use in First Nation Adolescents
Schick M, Spillane N, Breines J, Kahler C. Positive Psychological Characteristics and Substance Use in First Nation Adolescents. Substance Use & Misuse 2022, 57: 1196-1206. PMID: 35481417, PMCID: PMC12129622, DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2022.2069266.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorAlcohol DrinkingCigarette SmokingFemaleHumansMaleMarijuana SmokingMarijuana UseSubstance-Related DisordersConceptsPositive psychological characteristicsSubstance usePsychological characteristicsSelf-compassionAssociated with decreased oddsSubstance use preventionSubjective happinessLife satisfactionCommunity-based participatory research projectHarms related to substance useAssociated with lifetimeFirst Nation adolescentsConceptualization of healthCurrent cigarette smokingParticipatory research projectOdds of lifetimePaper-and-pencil surveyStrengths-based approachCurrent marijuana useNon-Indigenous adolescentsOdds of substance useLifetime usePositive characteristicsNation adolescentsWestern conceptualizationsAn exploratory study of anxiety-motivated gambling in adolescents: Associations with minority status and gambling, health and functioning measures
Cardwell E, Hoff RA, Garakani A, Krishnan-Sarin S, Potenza MN, Zhai ZW. An exploratory study of anxiety-motivated gambling in adolescents: Associations with minority status and gambling, health and functioning measures. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2022, 151: 445-453. PMID: 35598502, PMCID: PMC9204846, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.03.052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorAnxietyBehavior, AddictiveGamblingHumansMinority GroupsStudentsConceptsProblem gamblingGambling-related measuresRisk/problem gamblingNon-strategic gamblingEmotion dysregulationEmotional dysregulationHealth/functioningHigh school studentsBehavioral correlatesGroup differencesConnecticut high school studentsGamblingRisky behaviorsAnxietyAdolescentsPermissive attitudesFeeling pressureGambling perceptionsMinority statusMotivationExploratory studyDrug useSpecific factorsMinority groupsMeasuresDepression and alcohol use in American Indian adolescents: The influence of family factors
Schick M, Nalven T, Thomas E, Weiss N, Spillane N. Depression and alcohol use in American Indian adolescents: The influence of family factors. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2022, 46: 141-151. PMID: 35076972, PMCID: PMC8988920, DOI: 10.1111/acer.14748.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCo-occurrence of depressionDepressive symptomsAlcohol useFamily factorsFamily warmthGreater depressive symptomsStatistically significant positive associationCulturally sensitive preventionNationally representative sampleAI adolescentsInfluence of family factorsSignificant positive associationParental monitoringGreater alcohol useRepresentative sampleSensitive preventionTreatment approachesAlcohol misuseGeneral populationLevels of parental monitoringAmerican Indian adolescentsPositive associationSymptomsDepressionIndian adolescents
2021
Systematic review of structural and functional neuroimaging studies of cannabis use in adolescence and emerging adulthood: evidence from 90 studies and 9441 participants
Lichenstein SD, Manco N, Cope LM, Egbo L, Garrison KA, Hardee J, Hillmer AT, Reeder K, Stern EF, Worhunsky P, Yip SW. Systematic review of structural and functional neuroimaging studies of cannabis use in adolescence and emerging adulthood: evidence from 90 studies and 9441 participants. Neuropsychopharmacology 2021, 47: 1000-1028. PMID: 34839363, PMCID: PMC8938408, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-021-01226-9.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAdolescent cannabis usersCannabis-related harmsCannabis usersCannabis effectsAdolescent brain functionOngoing brain developmentFunctional neuroimaging studiesEffects of cannabisAdolescent brainNeuroimaging studiesNeural effectsPotential moderatorsNeural alterationsCannabis policy changesReduced perceptionSystematic reviewCannabis useCerebellar regionsAdolescenceBrain functionPreliminary evidenceFuture researchEarly interventionLong-term goalExtant literatureCasino Gambling in Adolescents: Gambling-Related Attitudes and Behaviors and Health and Functioning Relationships
Farhat LC, Foster DW, Wampler J, Krishnan-Sarin S, Hoff RA, Potenza MN. Casino Gambling in Adolescents: Gambling-Related Attitudes and Behaviors and Health and Functioning Relationships. Journal Of Gambling Studies 2021, 38: 719-735. PMID: 34731390, DOI: 10.1007/s10899-021-10083-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptualizing death: How do suicidal adolescents view the end of their lives?
Tezanos K, Pollak O, B. C. Conceptualizing death: How do suicidal adolescents view the end of their lives? Suicide And Life-Threatening Behavior 2021, 51: 807-815. PMID: 34060123, DOI: 10.1111/sltb.12774.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorHumansRisk FactorsSuicidal IdeationSuicide, AttemptedViolenceConceptsSuicidal ideationSuicidal adolescentsEscape acceptanceSelf-report measuresDeath-related cognitionsDetect suicide riskDomains of risk factorsNonsuicidal adolescentsSuicide riskIdeationDevelopmental periodAdolescentsRisk factorsCognitionDeath avoidanceAdolescents' attitudesConceptualizationAvoidanceNeutral acceptanceAcceptanceDeathBaselineBeliefsRiskGaming to relieve tension or anxiety and associations with health functioning, substance use and physical violence in high school students
Garakani A, Zhai ZW, Hoff RA, Krishnan-Sarin S, Potenza MN. Gaming to relieve tension or anxiety and associations with health functioning, substance use and physical violence in high school students. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2021, 140: 461-467. PMID: 34147933, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.05.055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorAnxietyBehavior, AddictiveHumansInternetMalePhysical AbuseSchoolsStudentsSubstance-Related DisordersVideo GamesConceptsHigh school studentsAcademic performanceSubstance useNegative emotional statesMeasures of demographicsPoor academic performanceProblematic Internet useEmotional statesGaming disorderExtracurricular involvementHealth functioningConnecticut high school studentsDepression symptomsAsian adolescentsAnxietyAdolescentsIntervention strategiesSchool studentsExtracurricular activitiesViolent behaviorGamingPhysical violenceDrug usePhysical fightsAdditional researchAssociations between Parent–Child Communication on Sexual Health and Drug Use and Use of Drugs during Sex among Urban Black Youth
Boyd D, Opara I, Quinn C, Waller B, Ramos S, Duncan D. Associations between Parent–Child Communication on Sexual Health and Drug Use and Use of Drugs during Sex among Urban Black Youth. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2021, 18: 5170. PMID: 34068128, PMCID: PMC8152761, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18105170.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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