Marijuana risk perceptions are associated with past-month marijuana use among Black first-year college students at a historically Black university

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ID15415236
AuthorsJoanne D’silva (0000-0003-1139-4140, University of Maryland, College Park, corresponding author), Bradley O Boekeloo (0000-0002-4182-6613, University of Maryland, College Park), Elizabeth L Seaman (0000-0001-5218-4540, University of Maryland, College Park), Sylvia L Quinton (0000-0002-9986-7346, University of Maryland Eastern Shore)
Year2019
Volume19
Issue4
Pages623-634
Publication date2019-02-04
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1533-2640 • E-ISSN: 1533-2659
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15332640.2018.1556765
PMID30714497
OpenAlexW2911283663
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited26

To examine the relationship between marijuana risk perceptions and marijuana use, and assess the potential moderating role of stress among Black students from a historically Black university, a convenience sample of students ( n = 213) was surveyed. The majority (87.9%) of the sample was Black and 52% were female. Over a third (35.1%) reported past 30-day marijuana use, and a majority (58.4%) reported no or slight risk from using marijuana once or twice weekly. Higher marijuana risk perceptions were associated with lower odds of marijuana use (OR = .45, 95% CI [0.32, 0.64]). No significant relationship between stress and marijuana use was found. Perception of marijuana risk warrants further examination as a predictor of marijuana use

Cannabis · Cocaine use · Environmental health · Injury prevention · Logistic regression · Odds · Odds ratio · Perception · Poison control · Psychiatry · Suicide prevention · Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Medicine · Psychology · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes · Internal Medicine

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