2023
Primary Socialization Theory and American Indian Adolescents’ Intentions to Use Substances
Schick M, Egan A, Nalven T, Spillane N. Primary Socialization Theory and American Indian Adolescents’ Intentions to Use Substances. Substance Use & Misuse 2023, 58: 1598-1605. PMID: 37469038, PMCID: PMC10530191, DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2023.2236210.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAssociated with decreased likelihoodAmerican Indian adolescentsPrimary socialization theoryPrevent substance use initiationAssociated with increased likelihoodIndian adolescentsSubstance useSubstance use initiationParental monitoringFuture substance useRisk factorsSocial theoryCannabisGraders attending schoolsCigaretteDrugSchool attitudesAmerican Indian communitiesNear reservationsPeer interactionResults supportAdolescents' intentionsSocial relationshipsAdolescentsRelated factorsDepressive 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
Marijuana Use and Intentions Among American Indian Adolescents: Perceived Risks, Benefits, and Peer Use
Nalven T, Schick M, Spillane N, Quaresma S. Marijuana Use and Intentions Among American Indian Adolescents: Perceived Risks, Benefits, and Peer Use. Psychology Of Addictive Behaviors 2022, 36: 177-185. PMID: 33617272, PMCID: PMC8380270, DOI: 10.1037/adb0000661.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPast-month marijuana useAmerican Drug and Alcohol SurveyMarijuana usePeer useAssociated with past-month marijuana usePast-month useLifetime marijuana usePerceived peer useComponents of treatment programsMarijuanaMeasures of substance useIndian adolescentsRiskSubstance usePerceptions of peer useTreatment programsPrevention effortsNear reservationsAmerican Indian adolescentsAlcohol SurveyGreater benefitsUse
2020
The 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