ETIOLOGY OF SUBSTANCE USE IN AUSTRALIA /USA

澳大利亚/美国物质使用的病因学

• 批准号: 6600754
• 负责人: Richard F Catalano
• 金额: $ 7.56万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2000
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2000-08-01 至 2005-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6600754
• 关键词: Australia; United States; adolescence (12-20); behavior prediction; clinical research; culture; disease /disorder etiology; disease /disorder proneness /risk; human subject; middle childhood (6-11); substance abuse epidemiology; substance abuse related behavior

DESCRIPTION (Adapted from the Applicant's Abstract): This study will investigate and compare the epidemiology and etiology of substance use and abuse in Washington State and the State of Victoria in Australia. Data will be collected from statewide probability samples of 5th, 7th, and 9th grade students. The 1000 students at each grade level in each state will constitute a longitudinal panel to be surveyed three times at annual intervals. The study will utilize a recently developed instrument capable of cost-efficient measurement of a comprehensive range of risk and protective factors, substance use, and other problem behaviors This instrument is appropriate for a broad age range of youth (age 10-20) providing unique information on the level and comparative strength of these predictors at different developmental stages. The comparison of these processes in Australia and the U.S. will allow for the investigation of the cross national validity of these predictors. The international comparison will also investigate whether cultural differences between the two countries predict substance use and abuse, perhaps leading to the discovery of new risk factors for substance abuse. This study has the following aims: To examine the cross-national validity of survey measures of a comprehensive range of risk and protective factors and substance use and other problem behaviors; To compare the levels of risk and protective factors and prevalence of substance use (substance initiation, frequency of use and heavy use) and related problem behaviors in the two states; To examine the similarities and differences in the pathways to initiation, progression and maintenance of drug using behavior in the two states; To examine the extent and effect of cultural differences between the two states on levels of risk and protection and patterns of initiation, progression, and maintenance of substance use; Specifically, to examine the extent and effect of differences in normative messages of harm reduction versus abstinence in prevention programs and school policies; To test the comparative fit of the Social Development Model (Catalano and Hawkins, 1996) in two states.

描述（根据申请人的摘要改编）：这项研究将 调查并比较物质使用的流行病学和病因 华盛顿州和澳大利亚维多利亚州的虐待。数据将是 从5年代，7年级和9年级的全州概率样本收集 学生。每个州每个年级的1000名学生将构成 纵向小组将每年进行三次调查。研究 将利用一种能够具有成本效益的最近开发的工具 测量全面的风险和保护因素，物质 使用和其他问题行为此工具适合广泛的时代 青年范围（10-20岁）提供了有关水平的独特信息 这些预测因子在不同发育阶段的比较强度。这 在澳大利亚和美国对这些过程的比较将允许 调查这些预测因素的交叉国家有效性。这 国际比较还将调查文化差异是否存在 两国之间预测药物使用和滥用，也许导致 发现滥用药物的新风险因素。这项研究有 以下目的：检查A的跨国有效性 全面的风险和保护因素和药物使用以及其他 问题行为；比较风险和保护因素的水平以及 药物使用的患病率（物质启动，使用频率和重量 使用）和相关的问题行为在两种状态下；检查 相似性和启动，进展和发展途径的差异 在两种状态下使用行为来维持毒品；检查程度和 两种国家之间文化差异对风险水平和 启动，进步和维护的保护和模式 使用物质；具体而言，要检查差异的程度和影响 预防计划中减少伤害与禁欲的规范性信息 和学校政策；测试社会发展的比较拟合 模型（Catalano and Hawkins，1996）在两个州。