I am what I am: A meta-analysis of the association between substance user identities and substance use-related outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Research indicates that a substance user identity (i.e., drinking, smoking, and marijuana identity) is positively correlated with substance use-related outcomes (e.g., frequency, quantity, consequences, and disorder symptoms). The current study aimed to meta-analytically derive single, weighted effect size estimates of the identity-outcome association as well as to examine moderators (e.g., substance use type, explicit/implicit assessment, demographic characteristics, and research design) of this association.

Method

Random effects meta-analysis was conducted on 70 unique samples that assessed substance user identity and at least one substance use-related outcome (frequency, quantity, consequences, and/or disorder symptoms), and provided the necessary information fo

SUBMITTER: Montes KS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8084905 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature