When Cannabis Is Available and Visible at School--A Multilevel Analysis of Students' Cannabis Use

Autor/in	Kuntsche, Emmanuel
Titel	When Cannabis Is Available and Visible at School--A Multilevel Analysis of Students' Cannabis Use
Quelle	In: Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 17 (2010) 6, S.681-688 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0968-7637
DOI	10.3109/09687630902785356
Schlagwörter	Marijuana; Adolescents; Educational Environment; Regression (Statistics); Foreign Countries; Grade 8; Grade 9; Correlation; Drug Use; Teacher Attitudes; Educational Policy; School Safety; Switzerland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Ausland; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; Korrelation; Drug consumption; Substance abuse; Drogenkonsum; Lehrerverhalten; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Schweiz
Abstract	Aims: To investigate the links between the visibility of cannabis use in school (measured by teachers' reports of students being under the influence of cannabis on school premises), the proportion of cannabis users in the class, perceived availability of cannabis, as well as adolescent cannabis use. Methods: A multilevel regression model was estimated based on a Swiss national representative sample of 5935 students in the 8th and 9th grades (mean age=14.8, SD=0.9) and their 343 teachers. Findings: The visibility of cannabis use in school was related to the students' own cannabis use, even when the proportion of cannabis users in the class was taken into account. In addition, the strength of the association between perceived availability and students' cannabis use increased as the visibility of cannabis use in school became higher. Conclusion: Visible cannabis use at school appears to trigger cannabis use among students, e.g. by raising the degree to which they perceive its ready availability. Teachers, school authorities, and policy-makers must assume responsibility for creating a more protective school environment, by establishing and enforcing school regulations for example. (Contains 2 tables, 1 figure and 1 note.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10