Can High and Consistent School-Related Protective Factors Prevent Cannabis Use Among American Indian Middle School Students?

ABSTRACT:

Background

High cannabis use rates among American Indian (AI) adolescents necessitate the identification of factors that protect against early cannabis initiation.

Methods

Data collected from 279 AI middle school students attending reservation-based schools in 2018 and 2019 were analyzed. Three waves of data, with approximately 6 months between each, were used. A repeated measures latent class analysis examined a school-related protective factor index over three waves. The predictive power of lifetime cannabis use on school protection class membership was estimated, along with differences in past month cannabis use at follow-up 2 across school protection classes while holding baseline use constant.

Results

Four school protection classes were identified: high, moderate

SUBMITTER: Henry KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10840609 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature