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Gender Differences in the Correlates of Adolescents' Cannabis Use

Adolescents' gender-specific cannabis use rates and their correlates were examined. Data were obtained via a cross-sectional survey conducted in 2004 in British Columbia, Canada, funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. School districts were invited to participate, and schools with...

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Autores principales: Tu, Andrew W., Ratner, Pamela A., Johnson, Joy L.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Informa Healthcare 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2562034/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18696378
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10826080802238140
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description Adolescents' gender-specific cannabis use rates and their correlates were examined. Data were obtained via a cross-sectional survey conducted in 2004 in British Columbia, Canada, funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. School districts were invited to participate, and schools within consenting districts were recruited. In total, 8,225 students (50% male)from Grades 7 to 12 participated. About 73% were “White” and 47% had used cannabis in their lifetime. Cannabis users were grouped according to their frequency of use: “never users” “frequent users” or “heavy users” Male heavy cannabis users (14.3% of boys) were more likely to be in Grade 9 or higher; be Aboriginal; report poorer economic status; never feel like an outsider; frequently use alcohol and tobacco; and have lower satisfaction with family, friends, and school compared with boys that never used. Female heavy users (8.7% of girls) were more likely to be in a higher grade; report poorer economic status, mental health, and academic performance; frequently use alcohol and tobacco; and have lower satisfaction with their school compared with female never users. Three important gender differences in the multivariate analysis of the correlates of cannabis use were noted: school grade (for boys only), Aboriginal status (for boys only), and mental health (for girls only). Despite the limitations of relying on self-reports, a subset of youth appears to be at risk for excessive cannabis use that may impair life opportunities and health. The gender differences may be important in the design and implementation of prevention or treatment programs for adolescents.
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spelling pubmed-25620342008-11-03 Gender Differences in the Correlates of Adolescents' Cannabis Use Tu, Andrew W. Ratner, Pamela A. Johnson, Joy L. Subst Use Misuse Gender: Cannabis Use Adolescents' gender-specific cannabis use rates and their correlates were examined. Data were obtained via a cross-sectional survey conducted in 2004 in British Columbia, Canada, funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. School districts were invited to participate, and schools within consenting districts were recruited. In total, 8,225 students (50% male)from Grades 7 to 12 participated. About 73% were “White” and 47% had used cannabis in their lifetime. Cannabis users were grouped according to their frequency of use: “never users” “frequent users” or “heavy users” Male heavy cannabis users (14.3% of boys) were more likely to be in Grade 9 or higher; be Aboriginal; report poorer economic status; never feel like an outsider; frequently use alcohol and tobacco; and have lower satisfaction with family, friends, and school compared with boys that never used. Female heavy users (8.7% of girls) were more likely to be in a higher grade; report poorer economic status, mental health, and academic performance; frequently use alcohol and tobacco; and have lower satisfaction with their school compared with female never users. Three important gender differences in the multivariate analysis of the correlates of cannabis use were noted: school grade (for boys only), Aboriginal status (for boys only), and mental health (for girls only). Despite the limitations of relying on self-reports, a subset of youth appears to be at risk for excessive cannabis use that may impair life opportunities and health. The gender differences may be important in the design and implementation of prevention or treatment programs for adolescents. Informa Healthcare 2008-08-20 2008-08 /pmc/articles/PMC2562034/ /pubmed/18696378 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10826080802238140 Text en Copyright © 2008 Informa Healthcare USA, Inc. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Supplemental Terms and Conditions for iOpenAccess articles published in Informa Healthcare journals (http://www.informaworld.com/mpp/uploads/iopenaccess_tcs.pdf) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Gender Differences in the Correlates of Adolescents' Cannabis Use
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title_fullStr Gender Differences in the Correlates of Adolescents' Cannabis Use
title_full_unstemmed Gender Differences in the Correlates of Adolescents' Cannabis Use
title_short Gender Differences in the Correlates of Adolescents' Cannabis Use
title_sort gender differences in the correlates of adolescents' cannabis use
topic Gender: Cannabis Use
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2562034/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18696378
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10826080802238140
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