The Dysregulation Profile and Substance Use
Investigating Their Co-Variation From Adolescence to Emerging Adulthood
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 17822600 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tara R Cooper-Dubé (0009-0008-0474-0918, University of Victoria, corresponding author), Alice Shen (0000-0002-8463-9738, University of Victoria), Paweena Sukhawathanakul (0000-0002-6314-2554, University of Victoria) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 646-659 |
| Publication date | 2026-05-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Emerging Adulthood (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2167-6968 • E-ISSN: 2167-6984 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/21676968261448598 |
| OpenAlex | W7160428138 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 59 |
Children and youth with the Dysregulation Profile (DP) experience marked difficulties regulating cognition, affect, and behavior. Although these impairments are known to have lasting effects into adulthood, less is understood about how dysregulation changes during the transition from adolescence to emerging adulthood. Dysregulation has also been linked to increased risk for substance use disorder, yet its relationship with substance use during the adolescence-to-emerging-adulthood transition remains unclear. This study examined how dysregulation covaries with substance use from adolescence to emerging adulthood in 662 Canadian youth (Mage = 15.52) followed over 10 years. Multilevel modeling showed that dysregulation increased during adolescence and declined in emerging adulthood. Both between- and within-person substance use predicted dysregulation: higher average substance use was associated with higher overall dysregulation, and above-average substance use corresponded to higher dysregulation at the same time point. These findings clarify developmental changes in dysregulation and highlight its close association with substance use
Emotional dysregulation · Immune dysregulation · Multilevel model · Substance abuse · Substance use · Young adult · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Personality Disorders and Psychopathology · Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
Longitudinal Analysis
Handbook of Life Course Health Development
Interventions for Adolescent Substance Abuse
The p Factor
The Development of Emotion Regulation and Dysregulation
Use and Abuse of Alcohol and Illicit Drugs in US Adolescents
Preventing conduct problems and improving school readiness
Addiction Motivation Reformulated
Research Review
Dynamic mapping of human cortical development during childhood through early adulthood
A developmental perspective on alcohol use and heavy drinking during adolescence and the transition to young adulthood.
Emerging Adulthood
The coefficient of determination R 2 and intra-class correlation coefficient from generalized linear mixed-effects models revisited and expanded
Emotion Regulation
Mental health treatment and access for emerging adults in Canada
Longitudinal Associations of the Attainment of Developmental Tasks With Psychological Symptoms in Adolescence
Self-regulation in childhood as a predictor of future outcomes
General Psychopathology and Dysregulation Profile in a Longitudinal Community Sample
Early Adolescent Risk Behavior Outcomes of Childhood Externalizing Behavioral Trajectories
Adolescents’ internalizing and aggressive behaviors and perceptions of parents’ psychological control
Established adulthood
Emerging adulthood
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |