The Relationship Between Future orientation and Street Substance Use among Texas alternative School Students

Authors

R J Peters
Susan R Tortolero
Regina Jones Johnson
Robert C Addy
Christine M Markham
S Liliana Escobar-Chaves
Holly Lewis
George S Yacoubian

Publication Date

1-1-2005

Journal

American Journal Addiction

Abstract

Self-reported substance use data were collected from 963 alternative school students in grades 7-12 who were surveyed through the Safer Choices 2 study in Houston, Texas. Data were collected between October 2000 and March 2001. Logistic regression analyses indicated that lower levels of future orientation was significantly associated (OR = 0.88, 95% CI = 0.81-0.97) with thirty-day substance use after controlling for age and gender. In addition, lower levels of future orientation was found to have a significant association with students' lifetime substance use (OR = 0.93, 95% CI = 0.87-.99) after controlling for age, race, and gender. While the relationships tested in this study are exploratory, they provide evidence for an important connection between future orientation and substance use among adolescents attending alternative schools.

Keywords

Adolescent, Adult, Child, Female, Forecasting, Humans, Illicit Drugs, Logistic Models, Male, Schools, Students, Substance-Related Disorders, Texas