At the sight of opportunity who gets high: a cross-national study of self-control
| Author(s) | Perez, Graciela | |
| Date Accessioned | 2018-05-21T13:32:46Z | |
| Date Available | 2018-05-21T13:32:46Z | |
| Publication Date | 2017 | |
| SWORD Update | 2018-02-22T17:28:07Z | |
| Abstract | Among adolescents worldwide, cannabis remains as the most widely used illicit substance. However, the majority of research on criminal offending and delinquency among youth has mainly focused on addictive drugs and alcohol. Therefore, this study intends to assess self-control among adolescents in nations with differing cannabis policies. To explore the relationship between self-control and cannabis use among three countries with distinct regulations on cannabis, data from the second International Self-Reported Delinquency (ISRD-2) are used. Multivariate logistic regression models are country-specific and work independently, predicting cannabis use for the United States, Spain and Netherlands. Results indicate that across the three nations, self-control played an influential role in cannabis use. In addition, results demonstrate that countries with stricter cannabis policies have the most youth engaging in cannabis use. These findings suggest that strict cannabis policies does not necessarily mean a decreased use of cannabis, but in fact the opposite may be occurring. | en_US |
| Advisor | Fleury-Steiner, Benjamin D. | |
| Degree | M.A. | |
| Department | University of Delaware, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice | |
| Unique Identifier | 1036985781 | |
| URL | http://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/23346 | |
| Language | en | |
| Publisher | University of Delaware | en_US |
| URI | https://search.proquest.com/docview/2024173774?accountid=10457 | |
| Keywords | Social sciences | en_US |
| Keywords | Psychology | en_US |
| Keywords | Cannabis policies | en_US |
| Keywords | Cross-national comparison | en_US |
| Keywords | Self-control | en_US |
| Keywords | Youth | en_US |
| Title | At the sight of opportunity who gets high: a cross-national study of self-control | en_US |
| Type | Thesis | en_US |