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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020

Examining Substance Use Trajectories Among Callous-Unemotional Variants

Virtual · June 2020

Poster Sessions · Developmental

  • Jessica Martin
    University of California, Irvine
  • Lauren Farias
    University of California - Irvine
  • Alana Ochoa
    University of California, Irvine
  • Sydney Shickler
    University of California, Irvine
  • Colleen Brown
    University of California, Irvine
  • Cortney Simmons
    Yale University
  • Elizabeth Cauffman
    University of California, Irvine

Abstract

Youth with elevated callous-unemotional (CU) traits are at risk for problematic substance use. This study examines substance use among subgroups of youth high in CU traits. Results indicate that youth high in CU traits, anxiety, and violence exposure use a greater variety of substances more frequently than their peers.

Substance Use and Abuse