Changing patterns in marijuana use among high school seniors : latent modeling of time-series cross-sections (1976 – 2013).
| dc.contributor.advisor | Tolbert, Charles M. | |
| dc.creator | Tamburello, Jeffrey A. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-06-21T13:33:18Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-06-21T13:33:18Z | |
| dc.date.created | 2016-05 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016-04-19 | |
| dc.date.submitted | May 2016 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2016-06-21T13:33:18Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Public support for the legalization of marijuana is on the rise. As states are increasingly passing legislation decriminalizing marijuana possession and consumption, a great deal of research is needed to inform policy-makers of the patterns and implications of use. In this project, I work to describe the patterns of perception and use among adolescent marijuana users, especially in light of this cultural shift over time, by providing a framework by which researchers might better understand the social contexts of marijuana use and, by extension, may be better equipped to examine the long-term implications of widespread use. Data for this project come from the Monitoring the Future study, a series of national random samples of US High School Seniors collected as time series cross sections since 1976. Utilizing Confirmatory Factor Analysis and latent mixture modeling techniques I create a framework to typify adolescent marijuana users into two latent constructs, ‘Individualist’ and ‘Communal’ users. Using this framework, I track identification within these categories over time and examine the behavioral implications of this identification, vis-à-vis gateway drug use. | |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2104/9604 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.rights.accessrights | Worldwide access. | |
| dc.rights.accessrights | Access changed 8/16/21. | |
| dc.subject | Latent variable methods. Confirmatory factor analysis. CFA. Marijuana. Adolescent drug use. US high school students. Sociology. | |
| dc.title | Changing patterns in marijuana use among high school seniors : latent modeling of time-series cross-sections (1976 – 2013). | |
| dc.type | Thesis | |
| dc.type.material | text | |
| local.embargo.lift | 2021-05-01 | |
| local.embargo.terms | 2021-05-01 | |
| thesis.degree.department | Baylor University. Dept. of Sociology. | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Baylor University | |
| thesis.degree.level | Doctoral | |
| thesis.degree.name | Ph.D. |
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