TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2001//
TI  - The importance of fulfilling unmet needs of rural and urban adolescents with substance abuse
JO  - Journal of child and adolescent psychiatric nursing
A1  - Mainous, R. O.
A1  - Mainous, A. G.
A1  - Martin, C. A.
A1  - Oler, M. J.
A1  - Haney, A. S.
SP  - 32
EP  - 40
VL  - 14
IS  - 1
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1073-6077
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -