Sex Differences in Self-Report and Behavioral Measures of Disinhibition Predicting Marijuana Use Across Adolescence
Sex Differences in Self-Report and Behavioral Measures of Disinhibition Predicting Marijuana Use Across Adolescence
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DOI：
10.1037/pha0000031
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发表时间：
2015-08-01
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
MacPherson, Laura
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作者：
Felton, Julia W.;Collado, Anahi;MacPherson, Laura
在整个发育过程中，去抑制一直与物质使用有关。然而，最近的研究表明，这些关系可能受到性别和测量方法的影响。目前的研究探讨了性别对青少年行为和自我报告的去抑制措施与大麻使用之间的关联的调节作用。参与者是115名男孩和89名女孩，最初在8年级使用实验室行为评估和自我报告问卷的去抑制变量进行评估。从9年级到12年级，每年测量一次Maritime使用情况。结果表明，男孩和女孩在自我报告或行为评估的去抑制水平上没有差异，并且使用这两种方法测量的去抑制与随着时间的推移大麻使用的增加有关。性别和去抑制之间存在显著的相互作用，这表明自我报告去抑制升高的男孩（而不是女孩）在大麻使用方面表现出更大的增加。目前的研究结果增加了越来越多的文献，支持使用多种方法来评估去抑制的重要性，并强调了生物性别在理解这些关系中的关键作用。
Disinhibition has been consistently linked to substance use across development. Recent research suggests, however, that these relations may be influenced by both sex and measurement approach. The current study examined the moderating effect of sex on the association between behavioral and self-report measures of disinhibition and marijuana use across adolescence. Participants were 115 boys and 89 girls initially evaluated at Grade 8 using a laboratory behavioral assessment and self-report questionnaires of disinhibitory variables. Marijuana use was measured annually from Grades 9 through 12. Results suggest that boys and girls did not differ on either self-reported or behaviorally assessed levels of disinhibition, and that disinhibition measured using both approaches was associated with increases in marijuana use over time. There was a significant interaction between sex and disinhibition, suggesting that boys (but not girls) who self-reported elevations in disinhibition evidenced greater increases in marijuana use. The current findings add to a growing literature supporting the importance of using multiple methods to assess disinhibition and highlight the critical role of biological sex in understanding these relations.