Falls Benjamin J, Wish Eric D, Garnier Laura M, Caldeira Kimberly M, O'Grady Kevin E, Vincent Kathryn B, Arria Amelia M
BJ Falls, ED Wish, LM Garnier, KM Caldeira, KB Vincent, and AM Arria are affiliated with the Center for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR); KE O'Grady is affiliated with the Department of Psychology; all are at the University of Maryland, 4321 Hartwick Rd, Ste 501, College Park, MD, 20740, USA.
J Child Adolesc Subst Abuse. 2011 Jul;20(3):221-236. doi: 10.1080/1067828X.2011.581900.
Early conduct problems have been linked to early marijuana use in adolescence. The present study examines this association in a sample of 1,076 college students that was divided into three groups: 1) early marijuana users (began marijuana use prior to age 15; n=126), 2) late marijuana users (began marijuana use at or after age 15; n=607), and 3) non-users (never used marijuana; n=343). A conduct problem inventory used in previous studies was adapted for use in the present study. Early conduct problems were associated with early marijuana use but not with late marijuana use, holding constant other risk factors. Results suggest that early conduct problems are a risk factor for early marijuana use even among academically-achieving college-bound students.
早期行为问题与青少年时期早期使用大麻有关。本研究在1076名大学生样本中考察了这种关联，这些学生被分为三组：1）早期大麻使用者（15岁之前开始使用大麻；n = 126），2）晚期大麻使用者（15岁及15岁之后开始使用大麻；n = 607），以及3）非使用者（从未使用过大麻；n = 343）。先前研究中使用的行为问题量表被改编用于本研究。在其他风险因素保持不变的情况下，早期行为问题与早期使用大麻有关，但与晚期使用大麻无关。结果表明，即使在学业有成、准备上大学的学生中，早期行为问题也是早期使用大麻的一个风险因素。
