Nicola C Newton1, Emma L Barrett2, Natalie Castellanos-Ryan3, Erin Kelly2, Katrina E Champion2, Lexine Stapinski2, Patricia J Conrod4, Tim Slade2, Natasha Nair2, Maree Teesson2. 1. NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Mental Health and Substance Use, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. Electronic address: n.newton@unsw.edu.au. 2. NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Mental Health and Substance Use, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. 3. Department of Psychiatry, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada. 4. Department of Psychiatry, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada; Addictions Department, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, United Kingdom.
Abstract
AIMS: This study investigated the validity of a brief personality screening measure for substance use in adolescents, the Substance Use Risk Profile Scale (SURPS), among Australian adolescents. DESIGN AND PARTICIPANTS: A total of 527 adolescents (mean age: 13.38years, SD=0.43) from seven Australian schools were assessed at two time points 24months apart. The concurrent and predictive validity of the SURPS was determined using a series of linear and logistic regressions, and was compared to the results in a United Kingdom (UK) sample. SURPS subscale scores for the Australian population were also reported and compared to those in the UK. FINDINGS: Overall, the SURPS subscale scores for Australian adolescents were similar to those for adolescents from the UK. Tests of concurrent and predictive validity in the Australian sample demonstrated that the all four personality profiles - Hopelessness (H), Anxiety Sensitivity (AS), Impulsivity (IMP), and Sensation Seeking (SS) - were related to measures of substance use and other behavioural and emotional characteristics. In addition, all the predicted specific prospective relationships between the personality profiles and particular substance use and other behavioural problems were confirmed except that H was not associated with illicit drug use. Overall, the results were similar between the Australian and UK samples. CONCLUSIONS: The SURPS is a valid and useful measure for identifying Australian adolescents at high-risk for substance use and other emotional and behavioural problems. Implications for prevention are discussed.
AIMS: This study investigated the validity of a brief personality screening measure for substance use in adolescents, the Substance Use Risk Profile Scale (SURPS), among Australian adolescents. DESIGN AND PARTICIPANTS: A total of 527 adolescents (mean age: 13.38years, SD=0.43) from seven Australian schools were assessed at two time points 24months apart. The concurrent and predictive validity of the SURPS was determined using a series of linear and logistic regressions, and was compared to the results in a United Kingdom (UK) sample. SURPS subscale scores for the Australian population were also reported and compared to those in the UK. FINDINGS: Overall, the SURPS subscale scores for Australian adolescents were similar to those for adolescents from the UK. Tests of concurrent and predictive validity in the Australian sample demonstrated that the all four personality profiles - Hopelessness (H), Anxiety Sensitivity (AS), Impulsivity (IMP), and Sensation Seeking (SS) - were related to measures of substance use and other behavioural and emotional characteristics. In addition, all the predicted specific prospective relationships between the personality profiles and particular substance use and other behavioural problems were confirmed except that H was not associated with illicit drug use. Overall, the results were similar between the Australian and UK samples. CONCLUSIONS: The SURPS is a valid and useful measure for identifying Australian adolescents at high-risk for substance use and other emotional and behavioural problems. Implications for prevention are discussed.
Authors: Nicola C Newton; Lexine Stapinski; Tim Slade; Katrina E Champion; Emma L Barrett; Catherine Chapman; Anna Smout; Siobhan Lawler; Marius Mather; Natalie Castellanos-Ryan; Patricia J Conrod; Maree Teesson Journal: BMC Public Health Date: 2018-05-21 Impact factor: 3.295
Authors: Elizabeth C Long; Svetla Milcheva; Elena Psederska; Georgi Vasilev; Kiril Bozgunov; Dimitar Nedelchev; Nathan A Gillespie; Jasmin Vassileva Journal: Front Psychol Date: 2018-11-26
Authors: Erin Veronica Kelly; Lucinda Rachel Grummitt; Louise Birrell; Lexine Stapinski; Emma Louise Barrett; Julia Boyle; Maree Teesson; Nicola Clare Newton Journal: Prev Med Rep Date: 2020-12-19
Authors: Lucinda R Grummitt; Jennifer Debenham; Erin Kelly; Emma L Barrett; Katrina Champion; Patricia Conrod; Maree Teesson; Nicola Newton Journal: Med J Aust Date: 2022-05-14 Impact factor: 12.776