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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020
Examining Substance Use Trajectories Among Callous-Unemotional Variants
- 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