2023
Depressive symptoms, alcohol use, and alcohol-related consequences: the moderating role of gender among American Indian adolescents
Schick M, Hostetler K, Kirk-Provencher K, Spillane N. Depressive symptoms, alcohol use, and alcohol-related consequences: the moderating role of gender among American Indian adolescents. Journal Of Ethnicity In Substance Abuse 2023, ahead-of-print: 1-17. PMID: 37222686, PMCID: PMC10667562, DOI: 10.1080/15332640.2023.2216162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlcohol-related consequencesDepressive symptomsAlcohol use frequencyAlcohol useAI adolescentsAssociated with alcohol-related consequencesInteraction of depressive symptomsCo-occurrence of depressionTreatment of alcohol useReducing alcohol useSelf-report questionnairesLifetime alcohol useAmerican Indian adolescentsAssociated with increased riskGender-sensitive recommendationsIntervention effortsEvaluate gender differencesModerating roleAdolescentsGender differencesIndian adolescentsNear reservationsDepressionSymptomsCo-occurrence
2022
Cultural identity affiliation and alcohol use and related consequences among American Indian and White adolescents: A latent profile analysis
Schick M, Egan A, Crawford M, Nalven T, Goldstein S, Spillane N. Cultural identity affiliation and alcohol use and related consequences among American Indian and White adolescents: A latent profile analysis. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2022, 46: 1846-1856. PMID: 36244045, DOI: 10.1111/acer.14927.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol-related problemsLatent class solutionAlcohol use outcomesLatent profile analysisAlcohol useCultural identityWhite adolescentsBicultural classIdentity affiliationAdverse alcohol-related outcomesOptimal 3-class solutionExperiences of historical traumaSelf-report measuresAlcohol-related outcomesClass solutionRates of alcohol useAdolescent alcohol useNon-AI youthLevels of affiliationLatent class membershipProfile analysisLatent class analysisAI adolescentsSignificant public health concernWhite samplesMeasurement Invariance and Application of an Alcohol-Related Consequence Scale for American Indian Adolescents
Goldstein S, Spillane N, Schick M, Rossi J. Measurement Invariance and Application of an Alcohol-Related Consequence Scale for American Indian Adolescents. Assessment 2022, 30: 1125-1139. PMID: 35435000, PMCID: PMC9576817, DOI: 10.1177/10731911221089201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol-related consequencesPredicting alcohol-related consequencesAI adolescentsConsequences ScaleAmerican Drug and Alcohol SurveyOne-factor modelSample of adolescentsMonths of drinkingPopulation-based sample of adolescentsFrequency of intoxicationAmerican Indian adolescentsFrequency of drinkingNon-Hispanic White peersMeasurement invarianceAlcohol SurveyPopulation-based samplePsychometric propertiesMonths of intoxicationWhite peersAdolescentsDemographic groupsIndian adolescentsAI reservationsSecondary analysisRaceAssaultive trauma, alcohol use, and alcohol‐related consequences among American Indian adolescents
Spillane N, Nalven T, Goldstein S, Schick M, Kirk‐Provencher K, Jamil A, Weiss N. Assaultive trauma, alcohol use, and alcohol‐related consequences among American Indian adolescents. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2022, 46: 815-824. PMID: 35342962, PMCID: PMC9117488, DOI: 10.1111/acer.14819.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol-related consequencesAssaultive traumaAI adolescentsLifetime alcohol useTrauma exposureAlcohol useExperience of alcohol-related consequencesTrauma-informed interventionsAdolescent use of alcoholDisproportionately high ratesExposure to assaultive traumaSecondary analysis of self-reported dataMultilevel regression analysisAmerican Indian adolescentsAssaultive traumatic eventsTribal authorityAnalysis of self-reported dataUse of alcoholAssociated with greater oddsInstitutional review boardSelf-reported dataRacial/ethnic groupsTraumatic eventsTrauma experiencesAlcohol consumptionDepression 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
2020
Alcohol- and drug-related consequences across latent classes of substance use among American Indian adolescents
Schick M, Goldstein S, Nalven T, Spillane N. Alcohol- and drug-related consequences across latent classes of substance use among American Indian adolescents. Addictive Behaviors 2020, 113: 106682. PMID: 33038678, PMCID: PMC8392693, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106682.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug-related consequencesClasses of substance useCigarette useSubstance useAI adolescentsHealth disparitiesMonth substance useLatent classes of substance useCross-class comparisonsNegative consequencesSubstance use behaviorsSignificant public health concernTribal authorityIncreased riskPolysubstance usePublic health concernInstitutional IRBRacial/ethnic groupsCigaretteMarijuanaSecondary analysisMultiple substancesUse behaviorsAdolescentsLatent classesHistory of sexual assault, past-year alcohol use, and alcohol-related problems in American Indian adolescents
Kirk-Provencher K, Schick M, Spillane N, Tobar-Santamaria A. History of sexual assault, past-year alcohol use, and alcohol-related problems in American Indian adolescents. Addictive Behaviors 2020, 108: 106441. PMID: 32315934, PMCID: PMC7282992, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106441.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol-related problemsAlcohol-related consequencesPast-year alcohol useSexual assaultAlcohol useExperience of alcohol-related problemsAI adolescentsRates of sexual violenceAmerican Drug and Alcohol SurveyHistory of sexual assaultSexual assault experiencesSexual assault historyIncreased negative consequencesAdolescent alcohol useAmerican Indian adolescentsNationally-representative sampleMultilevel regression analysisSexual violenceNational epidemiological studyAssault experiencesAlcohol SurveyAssault historyAlcohol-useAlcohol misuseAssaultThe Factor Structure of Self-Esteem and Its Association With Alcohol Use in American Indian (AI) Adolescents
Schick M, Nalven T, Spillane N. The Factor Structure of Self-Esteem and Its Association With Alcohol Use in American Indian (AI) Adolescents. American Journal Of Orthopsychiatry 2020, 90: 712-719. PMID: 32584078, PMCID: PMC8359740, DOI: 10.1037/ort0000504.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol-related problemsInterpersonal self-esteemAmerican Drug and Alcohol SurveySelf-esteemAssociated with alcohol consumptionAI adolescentsAlcohol useFactor structureFactor analytic resultsAssociated with alcohol useSelf-esteem measuresSelf-esteem itemsAlcohol consumptionAlcohol SurveyIncreased self-esteemMultilevel regression analysisPsychometric propertiesSecondary analysis of cross-sectional dataAdolescentsDisproportionately high ratesAnalysis of cross-sectional dataNear reservationsCross-sectional dataAmerican DrugAlcohol
2019
Risk and protective factors for opioid misuse in American Indian adolescents
Nalven T, Spillane N, Schick M. Risk and protective factors for opioid misuse in American Indian adolescents. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2019, 206: 107736. PMID: 31765857, PMCID: PMC6980750, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.107736.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid misusePeer substance useAssociated with greater likelihoodSubstance useMonth heroin useGreater likelihoodAI adolescentsLifetime heroinOpioid useOpioidSelf-report questionnairesRisk factorsAI youthHeroin useSchool-based samplePast-monthLow school performanceLogistic regressionFamily disapprovalSchool-related factorsInfluence of peersMultilevel logistic regressionHeroinMonthsSchool performanceRegional and gender differences in tobacco use among American Indian youth
Spillane N, Padovano H, Schick M. Regional and gender differences in tobacco use among American Indian youth. Journal Of Ethnicity In Substance Abuse 2019, 19: 553-566. PMID: 30633663, PMCID: PMC7012303, DOI: 10.1080/15332640.2018.1548321.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoly-tobacco useTobacco useGender differencesSmoked tobacco useSmokeless tobacco useMultilevel analytic approachAmerican Indian youthAmerican Indian adolescentsPoly-tobaccoAlcohol SurveyEffects of demographic variablesAmerican DrugIntervention programsIndian youthAdolescent demographic characteristicsWhite counterpartsGeneral populationSmokelessAI adolescentsSubstance useDemographic characteristicsCigarette smokingDemographic variablesDisparitiesTobacco