Characteristics of Child Maltreatment and Adolescent Marijuana Use: A Prospective Study.
Characteristics of Child Maltreatment and Adolescent Marijuana Use: A Prospective Study.
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DOI：
10.1177/1077559515620853
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发表时间：
2016-02
影响因子：
5.1
通讯作者：
Kotch JB
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作者：
Dubowitz H;Thompson R;Arria AM;English D;Metzger R;Kotch JB
近年来，美国越来越多地接受大麻的使用，青少年的使用率也有所上升。与此同时，青少年时期吸食大麻与一系列健康和社会问题有关。受虐待的儿童有使用大麻的风险，但虐待和大麻使用的特征之间的关系尚不清楚。在本文中，我们研究如何虐待的类型和程度与青少年大麻使用的水平。数据分析进行了虐待青少年（n = 702）的子样本的纵向研究虐待儿童和儿童虐待（LONGSCAN）项目。大约一半的样本使用过大麻，虐待与大麻的使用有关。多变量回归模型显示，男性，广泛的虐待，和同龄人使用大麻与大量使用大麻。这些研究结果表明，全面评估儿童的虐待经历和同龄人的吸毒情况，以帮助预防或解决这些高危青少年可能使用大麻的问题，具有重要意义。
There has been increasing acceptance of marijuana use in the US in recent years, and rates among adolescents have risen. At the same time, marijuana use during adolescence has been linked to an array of health and social problems. Maltreated children are at risk for marijuana use, but the relationships among characteristics of maltreatment and marijuana use are unclear. In this paper we examine how the type and the extent of maltreatment are related to the level of adolescent marijuana use. Data analyses were conducted on a subsample of maltreated adolescents (n = 702) from the Longitudinal Studies of Child Abuse and Neglect (LONGSCAN) project. Approximately half the sample had used marijuana, and maltreatment was associated with its use. Multivariate regression models showed that being male, extensive maltreatment, and peer marijuana use were associated with Heavy Use of marijuana. These findings suggest the importance of comprehensively assessing children’s maltreatment experiences and their peers’ drug use to help prevent or address possible marijuana use in these high-risk adolescents.