310: Developmental Outcomes of Risky Behaviors and Substance Use and Abuse: Therapeutic Implications
- Research
- Families & Health
- Family Therapy
- International
About the Session
Interactive Poster Sessions have a NEW LIVE INTERACTIVE approach this year to allow for more engagement between presenters and attendees. Posters listed below are included in this session. Each poster presenter will have 3 minutes to present an overview of their poster at the beginning of this session. Following all individual poster overviews, each poster presenter will move to a breakout room where attendees can have live discussions with the presenters (approximately 45 minutes). Attendees can move in and out of the breakout rooms to talk with presenters.
Posters will be available to view online beginning November 1.
Facilitator: Nathan Hardy
Presider: Kevin Hynes
Abstract(s)
310-01 IN: Risky Driving Behaviors Among Czech and U.S. Male Late Adolescents and Young Adults
Summary
Driving accidents are a leading cause of death for young drivers, particularly for males (CDC, 2020; WHO Europe, 2007). Very little research has been conducted to determine whether specific individual characteristics and risk factors vary across cultures. In response to this gap in knowledge, the current study tested the extent to which sensation seeking and dimensions of the Big Five personality factors are associated with risky driving behaviors among 280 late adolescents and young adults from the Czech Republic and the United States. Initial hierarchical regression analyses conducted on the total sample provided evidence that emotional lability, agreeableness, and conscientiousness were consistently associated with risky driving behaviors; unexpectedly, sensation seeking was unrelated, net the effects of background variables and Big Five dimensions. Importantly, a country effect was also found for three of the four risky driving behavior measures. Follow-up tests will further investigate potential unique cultural effects of the correlates.
Objectives
- To determine the role of individual characteristics as predictors for risky driving behaviors.
- To analyze cross-cultural differences in risky driving behaviors among late adolescents.
- To provide knowledge of predictors of risky driving behaviors among late adolescents to be used in screening and other accident prevention efforts.
Subject Codes: public health, risky behaviors, protective factors
Population Codes: emerging/young adulthood, cross-cultural, international (non-U.S.)
Method and Approach Codes: regression: linear (simple, multiple, hierarchical), cross-cultural, applied research
310-02 FH: Recovering Your Finances: Building Financial Capacity in Substance Use Recovery
Summary
The incidence of substance use recovery relapse is increased by financial stress. Learn about the development of a new Extension curriculum designed to help individuals succeed in recovery by building financial capability.
Objectives
- Inform participants of a new financial stability curriculum designed specifically for the substance use disorder (SUD) recovery community.
- Describe the curriculum’s development and implementation.
- Examine unique elements of the curriculum that are specific to substance use disorder (SUD) recovery, including destigmatizing language.
Subject Codes: addiction, family resource management,
Population Codes: substance use/abuse, ,
Method and Approach Codes: curriculum development, evidence-based practices/programs, resilience
310-03 FH: The Developmental Unfolding of Substance Use Disorders and Academic Achievement in the Transition Into and Out of College
Summary
Alcohol remains prevalent and marijuana use is increasing in the college student population (Borsari et al., 2007). Cross-sectional and longitudinal evidence have linked past year alcohol and marijuana use with current GPA (Bolin et al., 2017; Arria et al., 2015). However, less research has evaluated more problematic measures such as alcohol and cannabis use disorders. We hypothesized that there would be bidirectional or transactional associations between substance use disorders and academic achievement. Data from the College Experiences Study (N= 209, 62% female, 90% white) will be used to address this. Preliminary results showgrades are positively and significantly associated with cumulative GPA, and with AUD and CUD symptoms across time. Also, grades at Wave 2 was significantly and negatively associated with AUD symptomology at Waves 1 and 3. Results are expected to clarify the developmental unfolding of academic performance in relation to alcohol and cannabis substance use disorders.
Objectives
- To examine the bidirectional or transactional associations between substance use disorders and academic achievement.
- To investigate whether greater SUD symptoms will predict poorer subsequent grades, and whether higher grades will predict lower subsequent SUD symptoms.
- To explore if there are differences for AUD vs. CUD symptoms in the magnitude of these effects.
Subject Codes: addiction, risky behaviors, physical health
Population Codes: substance use/abuse, adolescence, undergraduate students
Method and Approach Codes: longitudinal research, path analysis, educational
310-04 FT: Exploring MFT and Counseling Trainees’ Substance Use Knowledge and Perceptions Uponentering Anopioid Use Disorder Training Program During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Summary
There is a significant need for increased behavioral health workforce development to improve treatment options for individuals and families impacted by opioid use disorder, made even more clear with the impact of COVID-19 on substance use patterns, treatment,and recovery. Little is known about Marriage and FamilyTherapy (MFT) trainees who engage in substance use related workforce development, despite the value these behavioral health fields contribute to the substance use field. As such,this paper examined substance use perceptions and attitudes, multicultural counseling competencies, interprofessional collaboration, clinical confidence, and professional quality of life among trainees who enrolled in a substance use treatment workforce development program during the COVID-19 pandemic. Findings from baseline data (n =25 MFT and CMHC trainees) indicated low levels of training or experience with substance-using clients. Results also indicated that attitudes related to substance use treatment intervention were significantly related to interprofessional readiness, interprofessional competence, multicultural counseling competency, compassion satisfaction and trainee clinical confidence.The current findings can inform development and refinement of substance use training within the behavioral health fields.
Objectives
- To learn the rationale for increasing training of MFT and other clinical trainees in how to work with youth and families impacted by opioid use disorders.
- To identify how clinical trainees' perceptions of substance use relate to other clinical characteristics, including multicultural counseling competence, interprofessional collaboration, professional quality of life, and clinician confidence.
- To describe how better understanding clinical trainee's perceptions at the onset of training can be used to inform refinement of the training program to better prepare MFTs and other clinical trainees for working with youth and families impacted by opioid use disorders.
Subject Codes: addiction, relationships
Population Codes: substance use/abuse, marriage and family therapists/clinicians, graduate students
Method and Approach Codes: evaluation, transdisciplinary
310-05 FT: The Internalized Stigma of Substance Abuse Scale For Caregivers: Measuring Substance Use Stigma Experienced by Caregivers
Summary
Caregivers of young adult children with substance use disorders experience caregiving burden as a result of the strains and tensions associated with the role. Exposure to stigmatizing attitudes through social experiences can lead to the internalization of these negative beliefs about the self and others. In the case of caregivers providing support to loved ones with substance use disorders, lines of inquiry are warranted to better understand the synergistic impacts of the stresses and strains associated with providing care and the stigma associated with that care. The assessment of internalized stigma for caregivers of substance using individuals is an area of particular research need. The present study presents a popular substance abuse stigma scale adapted for use in the unique context of caregiving and describes the resulting psychometric properties of the revised measure. Results suggest that the scale is unidimensional and has preliminary indications of construct validity and internal consistency.
Objectives
- Participants will define and describe the concept of internalized stigma among caregivers of individuals with substance use disorders.
- Participants will identify the factor structure and psychometric properties of the revisedInternalized Stigma of Substance Abuse Scale (R-ISSA)
- Participants will identify the mental health effects of internalized stigma on caregivers of individuals with substance use disorders.
Subject Codes: addiction, caregiving, family relations
Population Codes: substance use/abuse, emerging/young adulthood, multi-parent or caregivers family (more than two)
Method and Approach Codes: quantitative methodology, structural equation modeling (SEM)
310-06 FT: Unmet Need in the Context of Care: Caregiving Burden Among Parents of Individuals Seeking Substance Use Treatment
Summary
Caregivers supporting loved ones engaged in substance use experience social and wellbeing consequences and heightened caregiver burden. Few studies concurrently address the individual tangible strains and the role of relational factors between parents and their adult children in recovery on caregiving burden outcomes. Participants (N=167) were parent or near-parent caregivers of adult children seeking substance use treatment and were recruited through treatment agencies and recovery support forums for family members. Results indicate exacerbated mental health symptoms above the most severe clinical thresholds for anxiety, depression, stress, and caregiver burden. Elevated ratings of relational distress were also evident. Linear regression significantly predicted over 40% (R2=0.419) of variance in caregiving burden F(5, 161)=23.24, p=.000 indicating increases in anxiety, financial anxiety and stress are the most significant predictors. This study suggests that interventions for caregivers are warranted, given their central roles as facilitators of treatment activation and engagement.
Objectives
- Audience members will learn the influence of relational factors on parents’ caregiving burden experiences among a sample of those with loved ones seeking substance use treatment
- Audience members will learn the influence of individual factors onparents’ caregiving burden experiences among a sample of those with loved ones seeking substance use treatment
- Audience members will become familiar with the stress-reducing interventions recommended to offset caregiver burden.
Subject Codes: addiction, parent-child relationships, caregiving
Population Codes: substance use/abuse, inclusive of adults,
Method and Approach Codes: research, general, regression: linear (simple, multiple, hierarchical)
310-07 FT: A Grounded Theory of Mothers’ Emotional Responses Related to Having a Young Adult Child With a Substance Use Disorder
Summary
When a young adult develops a substance use disorder (SUD), a parent often assumes a caregiving role, and experiences burdens associated with this off-time life event (Kaur, Mahajan, Deepti, & Singh, 2018). Mothers and children mutually influence one another’s emotional processes, impacting proximal process (Bronfenbrenner & Evans, 2001; Bronfenbrenner & Morris, 1998). We aimed to develop a nuanced understanding of mothers’ experiences of having a young adult child with a SUDs. We conducted 14 semi-structured qualitative interviews with mothers who sought support from an online forum for parents of individuals with a SUD. We analyzed responses using Strauss and Corbin’s (1990) grounded theory. Core categories focused on participants’ shift from approaching their child from a stance of anxiety and control to a stance of acceptance. Findings imply the importance of family treatment, and specialized services for mothers and caregivers of individuals with SUDs.
Objectives
- Participants will identify contextual stressors that mothers face when their child has a substance use disorder
- Participants will identify the emotional experiences that mothers face when their child has a substance use disorder
- Participants will develop awareness of three stances of emotional functioning that affected mothers interactions with their children.
Subject Codes: addiction, caregiving, family functioning
Population Codes: substance use/abuse, adolescent parent(s)
Method and Approach Codes: research, general, grounded theory