TY - JOUR
T1 - Examining the Psychosocial Functioning and Characteristics of Incarcerated Girls with a Substance Use Disorder
AU - Welch-Brewer, Chiquitia L
AU - Roberts-Lewis, Amelia C.
PY - 2011/6/1
Y1 - 2011/6/1
N2 - The purpose of this study was to identify the psychosocial characteristics of incarcerated girls with a substance use disorder. Profile analysis, the repeated measures extension of multivariate analysis of variance, was conducted to compare a state-based sample of incarcerated girls with (n = 140) and without (n = 63) a substance use disorder across multiple subscales of the Multidimensional Adolescent Assessment Scale. Girls with a substance use disorder had higher levels of problem severity. They were more likely to have problems related to alcohol use, drug use, aggression, and cognition. Incarcerated girls with a substance use disorder may benefit from intense interventions that focus on cognitive restructuring or cognitive recovery, and interventions that promote coping and stress management skills. © 2011 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.
AB - The purpose of this study was to identify the psychosocial characteristics of incarcerated girls with a substance use disorder. Profile analysis, the repeated measures extension of multivariate analysis of variance, was conducted to compare a state-based sample of incarcerated girls with (n = 140) and without (n = 63) a substance use disorder across multiple subscales of the Multidimensional Adolescent Assessment Scale. Girls with a substance use disorder had higher levels of problem severity. They were more likely to have problems related to alcohol use, drug use, aggression, and cognition. Incarcerated girls with a substance use disorder may benefit from intense interventions that focus on cognitive restructuring or cognitive recovery, and interventions that promote coping and stress management skills. © 2011 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.
KW - Female juvenile offenders
KW - Incarcerated girls
KW - Psychosocial characteristics
KW - Substance use disorder
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U2 - 10.1007/s10560-011-0226-0
DO - 10.1007/s10560-011-0226-0
M3 - Article
SN - 0738-0151
VL - 28
SP - 175
EP - 187
JO - Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal
JF - Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal
IS - 3
ER -
