Marijuana and Alcohol Use during Early Adolescence: Gender Differences among American Indian/First Nations Youth
This study examines the growth of alcohol and marijuana use during early adolescence among a sample of 746 Indigenous youth (aged 10–12 years at wave 1; 50.3% female) of the upper Midwest and Canada, with a special focus on potential gender differences in these patterns. Research documenting the dis...
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crsagepubl:10.1177/002204260803800410 2024-06-16T07:40:00+00:00 Marijuana and Alcohol Use during Early Adolescence: Gender Differences among American Indian/First Nations Youth Walls, Melissa L. 2008 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/002204260803800410 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/002204260803800410 en eng SAGE Publications http://journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license Journal of Drug Issues volume 38, issue 4, page 1139-1160 ISSN 0022-0426 1945-1369 journal-article 2008 crsagepubl https://doi.org/10.1177/002204260803800410 2024-05-19T13:02:20Z This study examines the growth of alcohol and marijuana use during early adolescence among a sample of 746 Indigenous youth (aged 10–12 years at wave 1; 50.3% female) of the upper Midwest and Canada, with a special focus on potential gender differences in these patterns. Research documenting the disproportionately high rates of Indigenous substance use, coupled by our lack of understanding of gender patterns among this group—especially in very early adolescence—highlight the need for this culturally specific work. Results of latent growth curve analyses from three waves of annual data collection indicate that the females in our sample engage in alcohol and marijuana use at rates similar to or greater than their male peers. This finding counters conventional ideas of gender and substance use that place young males at elevated rates of use compared to females, and also adds to our understanding of gendered substance use patterns among Indigenous youth. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations SAGE Publications Canada Indian Journal of Drug Issues 38 4 1139 1160 |
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This study examines the growth of alcohol and marijuana use during early adolescence among a sample of 746 Indigenous youth (aged 10–12 years at wave 1; 50.3% female) of the upper Midwest and Canada, with a special focus on potential gender differences in these patterns. Research documenting the disproportionately high rates of Indigenous substance use, coupled by our lack of understanding of gender patterns among this group—especially in very early adolescence—highlight the need for this culturally specific work. Results of latent growth curve analyses from three waves of annual data collection indicate that the females in our sample engage in alcohol and marijuana use at rates similar to or greater than their male peers. This finding counters conventional ideas of gender and substance use that place young males at elevated rates of use compared to females, and also adds to our understanding of gendered substance use patterns among Indigenous youth. |
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