Family Climate and Intention to Use Cannabis as Predictors of Cannabis Use and Cannabis-Related Problems among Young University Students

Olga Hernández-Serrano, Maria Eugènia Gras, Mariano Gacto, Alicia Brugarola and Sílvia Font-Mayolas
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Olga Hernández-Serrano: Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Saint Anthony, Av. de los Jerónimos, 135, Guadalupe de Maciascoque, 30107 Murcia, Spain
Maria Eugènia Gras: Department of Psychology, Quality of Life Research Institute, University of Girona, Pujada de Sant Domènec, 9, 17004 Girona, Spain
Mariano Gacto: Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, Campus Espinardo, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
Alicia Brugarola: Department of Psychology, Quality of Life Research Institute, University of Girona, Pujada de Sant Domènec, 9, 17004 Girona, Spain
Sílvia Font-Mayolas: Department of Psychology, Quality of Life Research Institute, University of Girona, Pujada de Sant Domènec, 9, 17004 Girona, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 17, 1-15

Abstract: Determining the predictive variables associated with cannabis use and cannabis-related problems can ease the identification of young cannabis consumers who can benefit from prevention interventions. This study aimed: (1) to describe, among university students, the cannabis use and cannabis-use problems, intention to use cannabis and family climate based on the gender and the people the student lives with; (2) to explore whether the family climate and intention to use cannabis are predictors of cannabis use and cannabis-related problems. The sample was composed of 339 Spanish undergraduates (51.9% females) in a 17-to-25 age range (19.67 ± 1.53). The variables were assessed through a battery based on the ESPAD survey, cannabis abuse screening test, cannabis use intention questionnaire and family climate scale. More men than women had used cannabis in the precedent year and showed greater intention to use cannabis, whereas more women than men showed greater self-efficacy in not using cannabis. The family climate did not predict cannabis use and cannabis-related problems. However, subjective norms and self-efficacy were key predictors of cannabis use and cannabis-use problems, respectively. Different factors seemed to predict the use cannabis in the past year versus cannabis-related problems, and these differences may help inform the development and delivery of preventative efforts.

Keywords: attitudes; cannabis use; cannabis-use problems; family climate; intention to use; self-efficacy; subjective norms; university students (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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