%0 Journal Article
%T The importance of fulfilling unmet needs of rural and urban adolescents with substance abuse
%J Journal of child and adolescent psychiatric nursing
%D 2001
%A Mainous, R. O.
%A Mainous, A. G.
%A Martin, C. A.
%A Oler, M. J.
%A Haney, A. S.
%V 14
%N 1
%P 32-40
%X PROBLEM: Because of the negative impact on health of drug and alcohol use, this study examined adolescent needs and substance use. METHODS: Subjects (N = 191) were adolescents aged 14 to 19 in a rural and an urban high school. A modified version of the Need Subscale from the Addiction Research Center Maturation Scale measured a feeling of satisfaction related to meeting basic needs, and an investigator's prepared questionnaire elicited current use of alcohol, nicotine, and marijuana. FINDINGS: Individuals with feelings of unmet needs were more likely to be current drinkers. Rural/urban residence was not a significant predictor in a multivariate analysis, but religiosity was. CONCLUSIONS: A feeling of unmet needs seems to be an important factor in adolescent substance use.<p /><p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I John Wiley and Sons
%@ 1073-6077
%U http://dx.doi.org/