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Is sense of belonging at school associated with cannabis use among secondary school students in Barbados?
Sarah N Oshi1, Wendel D Abel2, Kimone Brown3
1Department of General Studies and Behavioural Sciences, University of the Commonwealth Caribbean , Kingston, Jamaica.
Abstract:
The objective of this study was to assess whether students' sense of belonging at school was associated with cannabis use among secondary school students in Barbados. This was a cross-sectional study involving a nationally representative weighted sample of 8,538 students drawn from 2nd to 6th forms across public and private secondary schools in Barbados in 2013. Descriptive and inferential statistics was performed using SPSS. Students who had a sense of belonging at school, were attending public schools and were in the 2nd form, had higher odds of reporting past-year and past-month cannabis use. We conclude that there was a significant positive association between students' sense of belonging at school and cannabis use.
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