Using a two-step process, attitudes about addiction among Texas professionals working primarily with youth were examined. In Step 1, researchers examined attitudes about addiction in Texas (n = 1,078), across professionals working with youth. In Step 2, researchers selected a subset of treatment and non-treatment professionals (n = 522) and tested two hypotheses related to differences in attitudes between the two professional groups. Two research questions were also explored. Step 1 analyses revealed stronger endorsement of attitudes related to the psychological and sociological models, and that demographic variables were modest but significant predictors of attitudes about addiction. Step 2 analyses revealed that professional status and demographic variables were significant predictors of attitudes about addiction. Findings have implications for treatment seeking, treatment and non-treatment professional behavior toward adolescents with substance use issues, and the need for continuing education to reduce stigma.

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德克萨斯州的治疗和非治疗专业人员：种族、性别、年龄和教育水平影响对成瘾的态度

使用两步过程，检查了主要与青年人合作的德克萨斯州专业人士对成瘾的态度。在第 1 步中，研究人员检查了德克萨斯州（n = 1,078）与青年工作的专业人员对成瘾的态度。在步骤 2 中，研究人员选择了治疗和非治疗专业人员的子集（n = 522），并测试了与两个专业群体之间态度差异相关的两个假设。还探讨了两个研究问题。第 1 步分析显示，人们对与心理和社会学模型相关的态度有更强的认可，人口统计学变量是对成瘾态度的适度但重要的预测因子。第 2 步分析显示，专业地位和人口统计变量是对成瘾态度的重要预测因素。