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Earlier Violent Television Exposure and Later Drug Dependence
Author(s) -
Brook David W.,
Saar Naomi S.,
Brook Judith S.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the american journal on addictions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.997
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-0391
pISSN - 1055-0496
DOI - 10.1080/10550490802138590
Subject(s) - psychology , nicotine , drug , nicotine dependence , human factors and ergonomics , suicide prevention , injury prevention , longitudinal study , poison control , developmental psychology , advertising , medicine , psychiatry , environmental health , business , pathology
This research examined the longitudinal pathways from earlier violent television exposure to later drug dependence. African American and Puerto Rican adolescents were interviewed during three points in time (n = 463). Exposure to violent television programs in late adolescence predicted exposure to violent television programs in young adulthood, which in turn was related to tobacco/marijuana use, nicotine dependence, and later drug dependence. Some policy and clinical implications suggest regulating the times when violent television programs are broadcast, creating developmentally targeted prevention/treatment programs, and recognizing that watching violent television programs may serve as a cue regarding increased susceptibility to nicotine and drug dependence.