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Reasons for not drinking among young adults with simultaneous alcohol and cannabis use: A latent class analysis applied to daily diary data
Addictive behaviors, v 145, 107780
01 Oct 2023
PMID: 37354848
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Abstract
• Learning why people don’t drink can inform motivational treatments.
• Daily reasons for not drinking overlap and vary in young adults with SAM use.
• Not drinking due to work may be related to heavier substance use.
• Previous-day cannabis use may impact daily decisions to drink.
Simultaneous alcohol and cannabis use (i.e., simultaneous use) is prevalent among young adults and often associated with negative consequences. Understanding reasons for not drinking (RND) may provide insight into a key intervention target for reducing negative consequences associated with simultaneous use. RND may vary on a day-to-day level, and multiple RND may be endorsed on a given day. Latent class analysis (LCA) of daily diary data is a nuanced approach that can identify complex patterns of daily RND as well as its day- and person-level covariates. The current study was a secondary data analysis of daily diary data from young adults who engaged in heavy drinking and recent simultaneous use (n = 154). We aimed to: (1) characterize daily RND, (2) use LCA to classify day-level patterns of RND, and (3) compare latent classes on same-day variables (i.e., positive and negative affect, day of the week), previous-day variables (i.e., substance use, intoxication level, consequences), and person-level characteristics (i.e., age, sex, baseline substance use frequency, simultaneous use motives). Participants completed up to 14 consecutive diaries. Multilevel LCA identified four classes of heterogeneous daily RND profiles. Daily RND classes significantly differed in terms of day of the week, previous day quantity of cannabis use, and several baseline variables (age, typical substance use, simultaneous use motives). Study findings offer preliminary support for heterogeneous RND classes among young adults engaging in simultaneous use and suggest multiple avenues for future research.
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- Title
- Reasons for not drinking among young adults with simultaneous alcohol and cannabis use: A latent class analysis applied to daily diary data
- Creators
- M.L. Wilkinson - Drexel University, Center for Weight, Eating and Lifestyle Science (WELL) [Historical]A.N. Linden-Carmichael - Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
- Publication Details
- Addictive behaviors, v 145, 107780
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology); Center for Weight, Eating and Lifestyle Science (WELL) [Historical]
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001026144700001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85164210926
- Other Identifier
- 991021861181004721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Psychology, Clinical
- Substance Abuse