TY  - JOUR
ID  - ndc27988
UR  - http://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/27988/
IS  - 6
A1  - Parchetka, Caroline
A1  - Strache, Nicole
A1  - Raffaelli, Bianca
A1  - Gemmeke, Isabel
A1  - Weib, Katharina
A1  - Artiges, Eric
A1  - Banaschewski, Tobias
A1  - Bokde, Arun L W
A1  - Bromberg, Uli
A1  - Buechel, Christian
A1  - Conrod, Patricia
A1  - Desrivičres, Sylvane
A1  - Flor, Herta
A1  - Frouin, Vincent
A1  - Garavan, Hugh
A1  - Gowland, Penny
A1  - Heinz, Andreas
A1  - Ittermann, Bernd
A1  - Lemaitre, Herve
A1  - Martinot, Jean-Luc
A1  - Mennigen, Eva
A1  - Nees, Frauke
A1  - Paillčre-Martinot, Marie-Laure
A1  - Papadopoulos, Dimitri
A1  - Paus, Tomas
A1  - Poustka, Luise
A1  - Jurk, Sarah
A1  - Smolka, Michael N
A1  - Vetter, Nora C
A1  - Walter, Henrik
A1  - Whelan, Robert
A1  - Schumann, Gunter
A1  - Gallinat, Jurgen
Y1  - 2016///
N2  - Purpose: The onset of substance use mostly occurs during adolescence. The aim of the present study is to investigate the relevance of personality on the basis of the NEO-Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI) to future experiences with tobacco, alcohol and cannabis.

Methods: The test data were derived from the baseline assessment and first follow-up of the IMAGEN study, a European multicenter and multidisciplinary research project on adolescent mental health. In the present study 1004 participants were tested. The characterization of personality was conducted with the NEO-FFI at the age of 14 (T1). The data on substance use were collected with the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD) questionnaire at the age of 16 (T2). For the statistical analysis, t-tests and univariate analyses of variance were performed.

Results: The scores of Conscientiousness at T1 were significantly lower for adolescents with tobacco, alcohol and cannabis experiences at T2. We found lower scores of Agreeableness at T1 in participants with tobacco and cannabis use at T2. Extraversion at T1 was significantly higher for adolescents with smoking experiences at T2. No significant associations between Neuroticism or Openness and future substance use were observed.

Conclusion: Low scores of Conscientiousness and Agreeableness seem to have the greatest value for a prediction of later experiences with substance use. As the present study is the first one to examine the predictive value of the NEO-FFI for future substance use in an adolescent sample, further studies are necessary to enable a better applicability in a clinical context.
PB  - Springer
JF  - Journal of Public Health
VL  - 24
TI  - Predictive utility of the NEO-FFI for later substance experiences among 16-year-old adolescents.
SP  - 489 
AV  - none
EP  - 495
ER  -