Social Norms of Alcohol, Smoking, and Marijuana Use Within a Canadian University Setting
Social Norms of Alcohol, Smoking, and Marijuana Use Within a Canadian University Setting
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DOI：
10.1080/07448481.2010.502194
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发表时间：
2011-01-01
影响因子：
2.4
通讯作者：
Faulkner, Guy E. J.
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作者：
Arbour-Nicitopoulos, Kelly P.;Kwan, Matthew Y. W.;Faulkner, Guy E. J.
目的：研究加拿大大学生的实际和感知物质使用情况，并与美国同龄人进行比较。参与者：来自加拿大一所大型大学的学生（N = 1203）。方法：采用美国大学健康协会国家大学健康评估问卷中的项目对参与者进行调查。结果：酒精是最常见的物质（65.8%），其次是大麻（13.5%）和香烟（13.5%）。物质使用和规范明显低于NCHA美国数据。总体而言，受访者普遍认为典型的加拿大学生使用过这三种物质。感知规范显著地预测了使用，如果学生认为典型的学生使用这些物质，他们更有可能使用酒精、香烟或大麻。结论：与美国同龄人相似，加拿大大学生对同伴物质使用的认知不准确。这些误解可能对实际药物使用产生潜在的负面影响，并可能成为干预的目标。进一步研究药物滥用的跨文化差异是必要的。
Objective: To study actual and perceived substance use in Canadian university students and to compare these rates with US peers. Participants: Students (N = 1,203) from a large Canadian university. Methods: Participants were surveyed using items from the National College Health (NCHA) Assessment of the American College Health Association questionnaire. Results: Alcohol was the most common substance used (65.8%), followed by marijuana (13.5%) and cigarettes (13.5%). Substance use and norms were significantly less than the NCHA US data. Overall, respondents generally perceived the typical Canadian student to have used all 3 substances. Perceived norms significantly predicted use, with students more likely to use alcohol, cigarettes, or marijuana if they perceived the typical student to use these substances. Conclusions: Similar to their US peers, Canadian university students have inaccurate perceptions of peer substance use. These misperceptions may have potentially negative influences on actual substance use and could be a target for intervention. Further research examining the cross-cultural differences for substance abuse is warranted.