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Perceived safety and controllability of events: Markers of risk for marijuana use in young adults?
Sartor, Carolyn E; Ecker, Anthony H; Kraus, Shane W; Leeman, Robert F; Dukes, Kristin N; Foster, Dawn W.
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  • Sartor CE; Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA. Electronic address: carolyn.sartor@yale.edu.
  • Ecker AH; Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University; Baton Rouge, LA, USA; VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, USA.
  • Kraus SW; VISN 1 MIRECC, Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, Bedford, MA, USA.
  • Leeman RF; Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA; Department of Health Education and Behavior, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
  • Dukes KN; Simmons College, Department of Psychology, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Foster DW; Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
Addict Behav ; 66: 114-117, 2017 03.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27930900
Drawing on constructs from the trauma literature, the current study evaluated perceptions of safety and controllability of events as potential markers of risk for marijuana use. In addition, we characterized these perceptions in relation to individual level substance abuse risk factors (marijuana expectancies, impulsivity, depression, and anxiety), gender, and race. Data were collected via web survey from college students at two northeastern universities (n=228, 82.0% female). Controllability of events (CE) was rated significantly higher by Blacks than Whites. Safety/vulnerability (SV) and CE were associated with impulsivity, depression, and anxiety. CE was also associated with marijuana expectancies. Logistic regression analyses revealed a modest but significant association between SV and lifetime use even after adjusting for race, gender, age, and individual level substance abuse risk factors (odds ratio=1.10, 95% confidence intervals:1.02-1.18). No association between SV and past 3month frequency of use or between CE and either marijuana outcome was found. Findings support a link between perceptions of safety and ever using marijuana. They further demonstrate overlap of both perceived safety and controllability of events with substance use related risk factors, and suggest that they differ by race. Additional studies that assess substance use more broadly and query trauma history, using larger, more diverse samples, are needed to more fully grasp the relevance of these constructs to substance use, including their potential as targets for substance abuse prevention efforts.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Seguridad / Actitud Frente a la Salud / Uso de la Marihuana Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude Límite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Addict Behav Año: 2017 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Seguridad / Actitud Frente a la Salud / Uso de la Marihuana Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude Límite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Addict Behav Año: 2017 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Reino Unido