| Social norms of alcohol, smoking, and marijuana use within a Canadian university setting. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 21186449 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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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. |
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Authors:
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Kelly P Arbour-Nicitopoulos; Matthew Y W Kwan; David Lowe; Sara Taman; Guy E J Faulkner |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of American college health : J of ACH Volume: 59 ISSN: 1940-3208 ISO Abbreviation: J Am Coll Health Publication Date: 2011 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-12-27 Completed Date: 2011-04-26 Revised Date: 2012-03-16 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8214119 Medline TA: J Am Coll Health Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 191-6 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Faculty of Physical Education and Health at University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. kelly.arbour@utoronto.ca |
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Adolescent Adult Alcoholism / epidemiology*, psychology Canada / epidemiology Confidence Intervals Female Health Behavior Health Surveys Humans Logistic Models Male Marijuana Smoking / epidemiology, psychology Middle Aged Odds Ratio Prejudice Public Opinion* Risk Factors Risk-Taking Self Report Smoking / epidemiology*, psychology Social Perception Students / psychology*, statistics & numerical data Universities / statistics & numerical data* Young Adult |
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