Risky decision-making as an antecedent or consequence of adolescent cannabis use: findings from a 2-year longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Although poor decision-making (DM) has been correlated with problematic cannabis use (CU), cross-sectional designs make it difficult to determine whether poor DM represents an antecedent and/or consequence of CU. The current study measured bidirectional associations between CU and DM among adolescents over 2 years and compared these findings to those observed with episodic memory, which is consistently reported as a consequence of CU. We also measured the role of DM as a risk factor for cannabis use disorder (CUD) onset.

Design

Two-year longitudinal study with five bi-annual assessments.

Participants

Participants were 401 adolescents aged 14-17 years at baseline.

Setting

Miami, Florida, USA.

Measurements

CU frequency and CUDs were ass

SUBMITTER: Pacheco-Colon I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8714869 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature