Abstract
Sensation seeking has received considerable attention as a predictor of drug and alcohol use. However, many studies of the sensation seeking-substance use relation have used cross-sectional designs and are unable to make definitive claims about the causal direction of the relation. This study addresses this issue in a longitudinal, crosslagged panel design. Participants were assessed for the level of sensation seeking and substance use in 9th/10th grade and at ages 19-21. The results indicated that sensation seeking and substance use appear to mutually influence each other. This opens up new areas for research in the personality-substance use literature.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 175-183 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Individual Differences Research |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - Dec 2004 |
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Psychology
- Biological Psychiatry
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