在HBCU本科生中与大麻使用相关的感知保护因素
Larry Keen1, Candice Wallace2, Caroline Bena Kuno1
1Virginia State University, Petersburg, Virginia.
Journal of ethnicity in substance abuse
|May 5, 2025
概括
这项研究发现,强烈的种族认同和生活满意度可能会保护历史黑人学院和大学 (HBCU) 的大学生免受经常使用大麻的影响. 加强民族认同的干预措施可以帮助年轻人管理大麻使用.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
背景情况:
- 大学生使用大麻是一个重大的公共卫生问题.
- 了解保护因素对于制定有效的预防策略至关重要.
- 历史黑人学院和大学 (HBCU) 代表了研究物质使用模式的独特人口.
研究的目的:
- 在大学生样本中确定可能防止频繁使用大麻的心理社会相关物.
- 检查大麻使用频率与社会支持,自我同情,生活满意度和种族身份等保护因素之间的关系.
- 为大学环境中针对性干预提供经验证据.
主要方法:
- 在HBCU对680名大学生进行了横截面在线调查.
- 数据收集包括大麻使用频率,社会支持,自我同情,生活满意度和种族身份的自我报告措施.
- 进行了统计分析,以确定心理社会因素与大麻使用之间的关联.
主要成果:
- 发现种族认同和生活满意度与最近的大麻使用有负面关联 (B = -0.16,p < 0.01).
- 较高的民族身份和生活满意度与较低的大麻使用频率相关.
- 在这个样本中,社会支持和自我同情与大麻使用频率没有显著的关联.
结论:
- 种族认同和生活满意度成为HBCU学生中经常使用大麻的重要心理社会保护因素.
- 研究结果支持开发旨在加强民族身份的干预措施,以减轻年轻成年人吸食大麻的风险.
- 需要进一步的研究来探索各种学生群体中保护因素的细微差别.
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