Longitudinal Associations Among Socioeconomic Status, Delay Discounting, and Substance Use in Adolescence.

ABSTRACT: It is unclear how delay discounting and substance use develop across adolescence and whether contextual factors alter their trajectories. The present study used a longitudinal design to examine whether socioeconomic status is related to developmental trajectories of delay discounting and substance use across adolescence. The sample included 167 adolescents (M_age = 14 at Time 1; 53% male) and their parents who participated annually across four years. Parents reported SES at Time 1 and adolescents completed delay discounting behavioral assessments and substance use questionnaires at Times 1 to 4. Bivariate latent growth curve modeling revealed that low SES was related to steeper increases in substance use from age 14 through 17, mediated through elevated delay discounting at age 1

SUBMITTER: Peviani KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11534883 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature