Department of Psychology, Virginia State University, Petersburg, Virginia, USA.
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, USA.
J Am Coll Health. 2023 Nov;71(8):2390-2397. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2021.1970560. Epub 2022 Sep 15.
To determine the differences in internalizing symptoms between those who met criteria for Cannabis Use Disorder (CUD) and those who did not in young adults attending a Historically Black College or University (HBCU).
The sample included 619 undergraduate students, with 110 (18%) who met criteria for CUD.
Participants completed an online survey, which included demographic, anxious and depressive symptomatology, and substance use assessment.
Those who met CUD criteria reported more depressive symptoms (M = 22.83 ± 10.74) and anxiety symptoms (M = 45.70 ± 12.82) than their non-CUD counterparts (M = 19.17 ± 10.58; M = 40.57 ± 14.11, respectively).
Differences between those who met criteria for CUD and those who did not are consistent with previous literature and may aid in characterizing internalizing behaviors in HBCU students with CUD. Future research should examine the subgroups that may cycle through withdrawal symptoms, despite not having severe CUD. This subgroup may be at higher risk for psychopathology than their severe counterparts.
确定在参加历史上的黑人学院或大学(HBCU)的年轻人中,符合大麻使用障碍(CUD)标准和不符合标准的人在内在症状方面的差异。
该样本包括 619 名本科生,其中 110 名(18%)符合 CUD 标准。
参与者完成了一项在线调查,其中包括人口统计学、焦虑和抑郁症状以及物质使用评估。
那些符合 CUD 标准的人报告了更多的抑郁症状(M=22.83±10.74)和焦虑症状(M=45.70±12.82),而他们的非 CUD 对照组(M=19.17±10.58;M=40.57±14.11)。
符合 CUD 标准和不符合标准的人之间的差异与先前的文献一致,可能有助于描述 HBCU 学生中 CUD 的内在行为。未来的研究应该检查那些尽管没有严重 CUD 但可能经历戒断症状的亚组。与严重 CUD 相比,这个亚组可能面临更高的精神病理学风险。