ERIC Number: EJ979093
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
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Self-Reported Age of Onset and Telescoping for Cigarettes, Alcohol, and Marijuana: Across Eight Years of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth
Shillington, Audrey M.; Woodruff, Susan I.; Clapp, John D.; Reed, Mark B.; Lemus, Hector
Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, v21 n4 p333-348 2012
Smoking, drinking, and illicit drug use are leading causes of morbidity and mortality, both during adolescence as well as later in life. The determination of how well national and local policy and intervention efforts address teen substance use depends largely on the collection of valid and accurate data. Assessments of substance use rely heavily on retrospective self-report measures, but the reliability and validity, however, may be limited by various sources of measurement error. This study utilizes four waves of data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth spanning eight years. Results from multiple linear regression analyses showed that the single most consistent variable associated with telescoping was the number of years since the substance was first reported. Time since first report was the single consistent variable and was strongly associated with telescoping in each wave-to-wave comparison for all three substances under study. Implications for policy and research are discussed. (Contains 7 tables.)
Descriptors: Smoking, Adolescents, Intervention, Reliability, Validity, Multiple Regression Analysis, Longitudinal Studies, Surveys, Substance Abuse, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Data Analysis, Policy, Research, Drug Use
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Language: English
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