Abstract

Research suggests that students entering their first year of college may be at significant risk for developing substance use problems by relying on substances to regulate their emotions.

Objective

The aim of the current study was to examine the dual role of personality and psychopathology in predicting substance use among first-year students.

Participants

103 first-semester undergraduate students were recruited via the university subject pool.

Methods

Participants completed personality questionnaires, structured clinical interviews, followed by the completion of diary entries each week reporting on substance use throughout their first semester.

Results

Results indicated that a past diagnosis of an affective (mood/anxiety/stress) disorder was the most significant predictor of substance use. Personality and current psychopathology had no association to substance use.

Conclusion

This finding is consistent with developmental models of substance use relating to emotion-related disease and suggests that greater nuance is needed in understanding substance use risk in college students.

中文翻译：

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人格还是病态？一年级大学生早期物质使用的预测因素

摘要

研究表明，进入大学一年级的学生可能会因依赖物质来调节情绪而面临出现物质使用问题的重大风险。

客观的

本研究的目的是探讨人格和精神病理学在预测一年级学生物质使用方面的双重作用。

参加者

通过大学学科库招收第一学期本科生103名。

方法

参与者完成了性格调查问卷、结构化临床访谈，然后每周完成日记，报告整个第一学期的药物使用情况。

结果

结果表明，过去诊断出的情感（情绪/焦虑/压力）障碍是物质使用的最重要预测因素。人格和当前的精神病理学与物质使用没有关联。

结论

这一发现与与情绪相关疾病相关的物质使用的发展模型一致，并表明在了解大学生物质使用风险时需要更细致的了解。