Abstract
Objective: Marijuana use is relatively common among youth and increases during the transition to adulthood. Yet a substantial number of adolescents and young adults do not use marijuana. The purpose of this study was to examine how high school seniors’ reasons for intending not to use marijuana within the next 12 months were prospectively associated with marijuana use reported 1 year later. Method: Data were drawn from national longitudinal samples of U.S. high school seniors from the Monitoring the Future study (n = 3,044; 50% female; 65% White). Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses were conducted to examine associations between reasons seniors indicated for intending not to use marijuana within the next 12 months and marijuana use reported 1 year later in the follow-up survey, controlling for sociodemographic characteristics and high school risk factors. Analy-Analy- ses were conducted separately among youth with and without lifetime marijuana use in high school. Results: In multivariable models, reasons associated with marijuana abstinence 1 year later among prior marijuana use abstainers were concerns about becoming addicted, use being against ones’ beliefs, not liking marijuana users, and not having friends who use marijuana. Among prior marijuana users, not enjoying marijuana was a significant predictor of marijuana abstinence 1 year later. Conclusions: Reasons for abstaining from marijuana have predictive utility in relation to later use, but these associations differ between those with and without prior marijuana use. Understanding the underlying reasons for stopping marijuana use or maintaining abstinence may inform youth substance use prevention and intervention programs.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 761-769 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs |
Volume | 79 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2018 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by research grants from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01 DA016575 to J. Schulenberg and L. Johnston, R01 DA001411 to R. Miech and L. Johnston, and R01 DA037902 to M. Patrick) and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (T32 AA007477 to F. Blow), National Institutes of Health. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, or the National Institutes of Health. The sponsors had no additional role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; and preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript.
Funding Information:
This work was supported by research grants from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01 DA016575 to J. Schulenberg and L. Johnston, R01 DA001411 to R. Miech and L. Johnston, and R01 DA037902 to M. Patrick) and the National Institute onAlcoholAbuse andAlcoholism (T32AA007477 to F. Blow), National Institutes of Health. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse
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