Parental sociodemographic profiles in relation to mental health, cannabis use motives, and cannabis use behaviors among a sample of US young adult parents.
| Journal | Addictive behaviors |
| Study Type | Clinical Study |
| Population | Human participants |
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Although past-month cannabis use has increased among US parents, little work has identified factors associated with parental use. We analyzed 2023 survey data from 1,247 US young adult parents. Latent class analysis (LCA) identified sociodemographic profiles of age, number of children, education, marital status, employment, and sex. Multivariable regressions examined associations between class, depressive/anxiety symptoms, and past-month cannabis use among all participants; and class, depressive/anxiety symptoms, cannabis use motives, use frequency, consequences, and driving under the influence (DUI) of cannabis among those reporting past-month use. LCA identified 4 classes: Class 1 (‘older married males with ≥ Bachelor’s degree, full-time employment, 1-2 children’, 18.4%); Class 2 (‘younger single/cohabitating females with < Bachelor's degree, 1-2 children', 37.9%); Class 3 ('older married females with 1-3+ children', 30.3%); and Class 4 ('older single/cohabitating females with < Bach
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