APS
2024 APS Annual Convention · 2024
The Association between Exposure to Violence and Substance Use: The Mediating Role of Depression
- Alyssa Briones
University of California - Irvine (Department of Psychological Science) - Jordan Beardslee
University of California, Irvine - Melanie Fessinger
University of California, Irvine - Elizabeth Cauffman
University of California, Irvine
Abstract
The present study evaluated whether depression mediated the relationship between exposure to violence and substance use in a sample of justice-involved youth. Findings revealed that baseline exposure to violence was significantly related to alcohol and marijuana use one year later and depression emerged as a significant mediator.
Substance Abuse and Addiction
