Links between Psychotropic Substance Use and Sensation Seeking in a Prevalence Study: The Role of Some Features of Parenting Style in a Large Sample of Adolescents
Table 5
Multivariate logistic model for substance use for gender and age.
Variables in the equation
Females 15–17 years
Females 18-19 years
Males 15–17 years
Males 18-19 years
OR (95% CI)
OR (95% CI)
OR (95% CI)
OR (95% CI)
Model 4
Sensation Seeking Scalea
1.198 (1.175–1.222)*
1.196 (1.163–1.230)*
1.152 (1.131–1.174)*
1.184 (1.150–1.218)*
Age
1.447 (1.335–1.568)*
1.229 (0.674–2.240)
1.468 (1.359–1.584)*
0.682 (0.209–2.230)
Family structure: intact versus
Reconstructed
1.781 (1.066–2.976)*
1.282 (0.541–3.038)
1.456 (0.789–2.685)
1.230 (0.369–4.101)
Single parent
2.092 (1.550–2.822)*
1.759 (1.045–2.962)*
1.373 (0.965–1.953)
1.068 (0.638–1.787)
Other
0.703 (0.252–1.964)
1.947 (0.844–4.489)
0.592 (0.298–1.178)
1.360 (0.552–3.354)
Parental control: always versus
Often
1.649 (1.344–2.023)*
1.759 (1.303–2.375)*
1.592 (1.316–1.927)*
0.983 (0.726–1.331)
Seldom
2.507 (1.920–3.274)*
1.671 (1.119–2.495)*
2.435 (1.915–3.097)*
1.649 (1.158–2.349)*
Never
1.843 (1.284–2.645)*
2.230 (1.319–3.770)*
3.229 (2.379–4.383)*
1.322 (0.847–2.063)
Financial family status: low versus
High
1.084 (0.794–1.480)
0.870 (0.546–1.387)
1.204 (0.861–1.685)
0.721 (0.465–1.119)
Medium
0.880 (0.660–1.174)
0.765 (0.503–1.165)
0.826 (0.594–1.149)
0.778 (0.517–1.170)
Mother relationship: dissatisfied versus
Neutral
0.759 (0.554–1.039)
0.902 (0.537–1.517)
1.050 (0.696–1.584)
0.736 (0.404–1.341)
Satisfied
0.750 (0.578–0.973)
0.860 (0.560–1.321)
0.851 (0.604–1.199)
0.807 (0.485–1.344)
Father relationship: dissatisfied versus
Neutral
0.737 (0.559–0.972)*
0.613 (0.391–0.961)*
1.053 (0.731–1.519)
1.030 (0.634–1.675)
Satisfied
0.747 (0.591–0.943)*
0.773 (0.538–1.110)
0.791 (0.583–1.072)
0.861 (0.582–1.274)
Variables in the equation
Females 15–17 years
Females 18-19 years
Males 15–17 years
Males 18-19 years
OR (95% CI)
OR (95% CI)
OR (95% CI)
OR (95% CI)
Model 5
TASb
1.016 (0.973–1.061)
0.999 (0.937–1.066)
0.965 (0.926–1.005)
0.976 (0.917–1.040)
ESb
1.421 (1.338–1.509)*
1.552 (1.405–1.714)*
1.237 (1.172–1.305)*
1.399 (1.284–1.524)*
Disb
1.327 (1.267–1.390)*
1.357 (1.268–1.452)*
1.398 (1.336–1.463)*
1.344 (1.256–1.439)*
BSb
1.062 (1.002–1.125)*
0.966 (0.881–1.060)
1.028 (0.976–1.084)
1.086 (0.998–1.181)
Age
1.412 (1.300–1.533)*
1.289 (0.704–2.359)
1.448 (1.338–1.566)*
0.711 (0.219–2.301)
Family structure: intact versus
Reconstructed
1.765 (1.031–3.022)*
1.164 (0.474–2.855)
1.506 (0.806–2.814)
0.962 (0.288–3.208)
Single parent
1.934 (1.423–2.630)*
1.864 (1.088–3.193)*
1.375 (0.957–1.974)
1.129 (0.670–1.902)
Other
0.572 (0.194–1.683)
1.816 (0.741–4.449)
0.502 (0.250–1.005)
1.422 (0.564–3.585)
Parental control: always versus
Often
1.525 (1.238–1.879)*
1.814 (1.329–2.476)*
1.591 (1.308–1.934)*
0.894 (0.653–1.223)
Seldom
2.235 (1.702–2.934)*
1.400 (0.922–2.127)
2.052 (1.602–2.628)*
1.493 (1.035–2.153)*
Never
1.696 (1.169–2.461)*
2.038 (1.183–3.510)*
3.026 (2.212–4.141)*
1.124 (0.715–1.769)
Financial family Status: low versus
High
1.141 (0.830–1.569)
0.819 (0.506–1.327)
1.214 (0.863–1.706)
0.728 (0.464–1.142)
Medium
0.909 (0.677–1.220)
0.720 (0.467–1.112)
0.836 (0.598–1.168)
0.765 (0.504–1.162)
Mother relationship: dissatisfied versus
Neutral
0.745 (0.540–1.029)
0.873 (0.508–1.501)
1.089 (0.716–1.655)
0.789 (0.429–1.452)
Satisfied
0.707 (0.542–0.924)*
0.819 (0.525–1.276)
0.883 (0.623–1.253)
0.873 (0.518–1.469)
Father relationship: dissatisfied versus
Neutral
0.768 (0.579–1.018)
0.620 (0.389–0.987)*
1.064 (0.733–1.544)
1.016 (0.619–1.667)
Satisfied
0.774 (0.610–0.982)*
0.780 (0.535–1.138)
0.768 (0.563–1.047)
0.890 (0.594–1.333)
Total score. Subscales score: TAS: Thrill and Adventure Seeking; Dis: Disinhibition; ES: Experience Seeking; BS: Boredom Susceptibility.
*
< 0.05.
