美国和以色列成年人的大麻使用和意图的理论相关性:混合方法研究
Yuxian Cui1, Cassidy R LoParco1, Yael Bar-Zeev2
1Department of Prevention and Community Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy
|September 6, 2023
概括
基于理论的干预措施对于青少年大麻预防至关重要. 感知到的风险和社会规范影响大麻的使用和意图,无论国家具体的法律或背景.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 药物使用研究研究 药物使用研究
- 卫生社会学 卫生社会学
背景情况:
- 在美国和以色列,非医用大麻使用在全国范围内是非法的,但流行率仍然很高.
- 犯罪解禁和合法化趋势需要基于理论的预防策略,特别是针对年轻人.
- 了解大麻使用的相关性对于开发有效的公共卫生干预措施至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 确定过去一个月大麻使用的基于理论的相关性,未来使用的意图,以及如果合法化,在特定情况下 (家庭,儿童周围) 使用的意图.
- 为了比较美国和以色列成年人之间的这些相关性.
- 通过定性采访,探索人们对大麻政策和使用的看法.
主要方法:
- 混合方法研究涉及1,128名美国成年人和1,094名以色列成年人的横截面调查 (2021年秋季).
- 多变量回归分析以确定大麻使用和意图的相关性 (感知风险,社会规范).
- 与40名美国和44名以色列参与者进行了关于大麻政策和使用观念的定性访谈.
主要成果:
- 16.7%的人报告在过去一个月使用大麻;对未来使用和在敏感环境中使用的意图通常很低.
- 较低的感知风险和更强的社会规范与较高的上个月使用,更大的使用意图和在敏感环境中使用的意图有关.
- 美国参与者报告说,过去一个月的使用量更高,但以色列参与者在控制过去一个月的使用时,表现出对未来使用和在敏感环境中使用的更多意图.
结论:
- 感知风险和社会规范是大麻使用干预措施的重要,普遍相关的目标.
- 干预策略应考虑个人认知和更广泛的社会背景.
- 调查结果强调,需要针对大麻预防和政策采取特定背景的方法.
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