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Risk of Early Onset Substance Use among Students with and without Mild Academic Disabilities: Results of a Discrete‐Time Survival Analysis
Author(s) -
Kepper Annelies,
Koning Ina,
Vollebergh Wilma,
Monshouwer Karin
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
learning disabilities research and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.018
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1540-5826
pISSN - 0938-8982
DOI - 10.1111/ldrp.12041
Subject(s) - learning disability , psychology , substance use , academic achievement , clinical psychology , cannabis , substance abuse , psychiatry , developmental psychology
This study investigated the age of onset of substance use among 536 students with mild academic disabilities and 906 students without academic disabilities, and the extent to which emotional, conduct, and hyperactivity problems explain the differences between these two groups. Using discrete‐time survival analysis, the results of this study showed that students with a mild academic disability were not at higher risk for the onset of daily smoking, and were at a significantly lower risk for the onset of weekly alcohol use and cannabis use. Though students with a mild academic disability displayed higher scores on conduct, emotional, and hyperactivity problems compared with their counterparts without an academic disability, this was not reflected in an increased risk for early onset substance use.