Titre : | Reasons for marijuana use among young adults and long-term associations with marijuana use and problems (2016) |
Auteurs : | M. E. PATRICK ; B. C. BRAY ; P. A. BERGLUND |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (Vol.77, n°6, November 2016) |
Article en page(s) : | 881-888 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus géographique ETATS-UNISThésaurus mots-clés JEUNE ADULTE ; CANNABIS ; MOTIVATION ; EFFET RECHERCHE ; FACTEUR DE RISQUE ; FACTEUR PREDICTIF ; ETUDE LONGITUDINALE ; MODELE |
Résumé : |
OBJECTIVE: This study examines reasons for marijuana use among young adults age 19/20 in the United States and the extent to which patterns of reasons are associated with marijuana use and problems 15 years later.
METHOD: The national Monitoring the Future study provided data on marijuana users at age 19/20 who were also surveyed at age 35 (n = 2,288; 50% women; 83% White). Latent class analysis was used to identify distinct patterns of reasons for marijuana use, which were then used as predictors of later marijuana use and problems. RESULTS: Five latent classes described the following patterns of reasons for marijuana use at age 19/20: Experimental, Get High + Relax, Typical, Typical + Escape, and Coping + Drug Use. Highest risk for later marijuana use and problems was found for people with Coping + Drug Use and Get High + Relax reasons in young adulthood; those with Experimental reasons were at lowest risk for later use or problems. CONCLUSIONS: Coping and getting high emerged as strong predictors of later marijuana use and problems. Results support the predictive value of self-reported reasons for using marijuana among young adults. |
Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
Affiliation : |
Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA |
Cote : | Abonnement |
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