网络约会是否预测了大学生下一天的酒精和大麻使用情况?
Meagan J Brem1, T J Shaw1, Allison Tobar-Santamaria1
1Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA.
The American journal on addictions
|January 8, 2025
概括
经历网络约会滥用 (CDA) 的大学生在第二天更有可能使用大麻. 这凸显了针对CDA和大学人口中物质使用的有针对性的干预措施的必要性.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 药物使用研究研究 药物使用研究
背景情况:
- 网络约会滥用 (CDA) 每年影响43%的大学生.
- 对于CDA受害的健康影响,特别是对物质使用的影响,尚不清楚.
- 自我治疗假设表明约会滥用和吸毒之间存在联系.
研究的目的:
- 在大学生中调查CDA受害和第二天的酒精和大麻使用之间的关联.
- 探索CDA与后续物质使用之间的关系中的潜在性别差异.
主要方法:
- 一项为期60天的纵向研究,涉及236名有约会关系的本科生.
- 每天收集有关酒精使用,大麻使用和CDA受害者的数据.
- 用于分析数据的多级建模,将性别视为变量.
主要成果:
- 在男性中,CDA受害者预测第二天大麻使用量增加 (aOR = 7.34).
- CDA受害与男性第二天消费的酒精饮料数量有负相关性 (B = -2.63).
- 在女性中,CDA受害和第二天使用物质 (酒精或大麻) 之间没有发现显著的关联,无论性别如何,也不存在任何饮酒的关联.
结论:
- 经历CDA的大学生男性在第二天使用大麻的可能性显著增加.
- 研究结果表明,针对CDA后果的干预措施可能对大学物质使用预防计划有益.
- 这项研究是第一个直接将大麻使用与随后的CDA受害联系起来的研究,为预防工作提供了信息.
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