Risk factors for substances use and misuse among young people in France: What can we learn from the Substance Use Risk Profile Scale?
Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2016-06-01; 163: 84-91
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.03.027
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1. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2016 Jun 1;163:84-91. doi:
10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.03.027. Epub 2016 Apr 13.
Risk factors for substances use and misuse among young people in France: What
can we learn from the Substance Use Risk Profile Scale?
Ali A(1), Carré A(2), Hassler C(1), Spilka S(3), Vanier A(4), Barry C(1),
Berthoz S(5).
Author information:
(1)Inserm, CESP, 97 bd Port Royal, Paris F-75014, France; Université Paris
Descartes, 12 rue de l’Ecole de Médecine, Paris F-75006, France; Université
Paris Sud, 63 rue Gabriel Péri Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, F- 94270, France.
(2)Inserm, CESP, 97 bd Port Royal, Paris F-75014, France; Université Paris
Descartes, 12 rue de l’Ecole de Médecine, Paris F-75006, France; Université
Paris Sud, 63 rue Gabriel Péri Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, F- 94270, France; Université
Savoie Mont Blanc, LIPPC2S, Domaine universitaire de Jacob, Chambéry-Grenoble
(EA 4145), Chambéry F-73000, France.
(3)Observatoire Français des Drogues et des Toxicomanies (OFDT), 3 avenue du
Stade de France, La Plaine Saint-Denis, F-93210, France.
(4)Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ. Paris 6, 4 place Jussieu, Paris F-75005,
France; AP-HP Hôpitaux Universitaires Pitié-Salpêtrière Charles-Foix,
Département de Biostatistique Santé Publique et Information Médicale, Paris
F-75013, France.
(5)Inserm, CESP, 97 bd Port Royal, Paris F-75014, France; Université Paris
Descartes, 12 rue de l’Ecole de Médecine, Paris F-75006, France; Université
Paris Sud, 63 rue Gabriel Péri Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, F- 94270, France; Institut
Mutualiste Montsouris, Département de Psychiatrie, 42 bd Jourdan, Paris F-75014,
France. Electronic address: .
BACKGROUND: The prevention of addictions in young people is a challenge for
Mental and Public Health policies, and requires specific risk-screening tools.
Specific personality traits, as assessed using the Substance Use Risk Profile
Scale (SURPS), could play a key role in the onset and escalation of substance
use. This study aimed to examine (1) measurement invariance across age and
gender (2) the effects of age and gender on associations between SURPS scores
and the most frequently-consumed substances.
METHODS: Analyses were based on the responses from 5069 participants (aged 14-20
years) from the 2011 ESPAD-France dataset. Substance-use outcomes were
experimentation and current frequency of alcohol, tobacco and cannabis use, and
drunkenness.
RESULTS: Our approach, consisting in analysing measurement and structural
invariance and interaction terms, established the stability of (i) SURPS
profiles, and (ii) relationships between these scores and substance
experimentation and use over a developmental period ranging from mid-adolescence
to early adulthood. Measurement invariance across genders was also confirmed
despite the absence of scalar invariance for 2 items. Significant interactions
between gender and SURPS factors were established, highlighting differential
vulnerability, especially concerning Hopelessness and experimentation of alcohol
and drunkenness, or Impulsivity and tobacco experimentation. Finally, Anxiety
Sensitivity could be protective against substance use, especially for cannabis
in girls.
CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest the relevance of the SURPS to assess
vulnerability towards drug use, and underline the need to consider gender
differences in addiction risks.
Copyright © 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd.. All rights
reserved.
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.03.027
PMID: 27155755 [Indexed for MEDLINE]