Links between Psychotropic Substance Use and Sensation Seeking in a Prevalence Study: The Role of Some Features of Parenting Style in a Large Sample of Adolescents
Table 4
Binary logistic models for substance use (Models 1, 2, and 3).
Variables in the equation
Univariatea OR (CI 95%)
Multivariate SSS total scoreb OR (CI 95%)
Multivariate SSS subscalesc OR (CI 95%)
Sensation Seeking Scale total score
1.209 (1.197–1.221)*
1.180 (1.167–1.193)*
—
TASd
1.134 (1.112–1.157)*
—
0.992 (0.968–1.016)
ESd
1.586 (1.541–1.633)*
—
1.349 (1.304–1.395)*
Disd
1.522 (1.489–1.556)*
—
1.361 (1.326–1.398)*
BSd
1.332 (1.298–1.367)*
—
1.041 (1.007–1.075)*
Age
1.364 (1.323–1.407)*
1.372 (1.323–1.422)*
1.350 (1.301–1.401)*
Gender: male versus female
1.888 (1.733–2.057)*
1.597 (1.442–1.768)*
1.602 (1.440–1.782)*
Family structure: intact family versus
Reconstructed
1.623 (1.215–2.168)*
1.512 (1.076–2.125)*
1.471 (1.035–2.092)*
Single parent
1.732 (1.495–2.006)*
1.628 (1.341–1.977)*
1.590 (1.304–1.939)*
Other
1.415 (0.951–2.105)
0.967 (0.648–1.444)
0.868 (0.575–1.312)
Parental control: always versus
Often
2.537 (2.290–2.811)*
1.532 (1.364–1.720)*
1.481 (1.315–1.667)*
Seldom
4.230 (3.721–4.807)*
2.181 (1.882–2.527)*
1.910 (1.642–2.221)*
Never
5.229 (4.444–6.152)*
2.233 (1.846–2.701)*
2.032 (1.672–2.470)*
Financial family status: low versus
High
0.937 (0.804–1.092)
1.039 (0.866–1.247)
1.059 (0.879–1.276)
Medium
0.735 (0.635–0.850)*
0.832 (0.700–0.989)*
0.840 (0.704–1.001)
Mother relationship: dissatisfied versus
Neutral
0.750 (0.626–0.898)*
0.861 (0.699–1.060)
0.858 (0.693–1.062)
Satisfied
0.586 (0.505–0.680)*
0.798 (0.671–0.949)*
0.783 (0.656–0.935)*
Father relationship: dissatisfied versus
Neutral
0.778 (0.666–0.910)*
0.823 (0.687–0.986)*
0.841 (0.699–1.012)
Satisfied
0.613 (0.540–0.696)*
0.761 (0.654–0.885)*
0.774 (0.664–0.903)*
Model 1. Model 2. Model 3. Subscales score: TAS: thrill and adventure seeking; Dis: disinhibition; ES: experience seeking; BS: boredom susceptibility.
*
< 0.05.
