Cannabis expectancies mediate the association between social media use and cannabis experimentation in early adolescents: A prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social media exposure may influence early cannabis use behaviors in adolescents, potentially increasing the risk of future problematic use. Minimal prior research has investigated the role of cannabis expectancies (i.e., beliefs about the anticipated positive or negative effects of cannabis) and their role in mediating cannabis use initiation in early adolescence.

Objective

To examine the prospective association between social media use and cannabis experimentation in a diverse U.S. sample of early adolescents, and to determine the extent to which cannabis expectancies mediate this relationship.

Methods

We utilized longitudinal data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study (N = 7691, mean age 12.0 at Year 2 follow-up, 2018-2020) to estimate ass

SUBMITTER: Nagata JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12747118 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature