@article{ref1,
title="Being the victim of violence during a date predicts next-day cannabis use among female college students",
journal="Addiction",
year="2015",
author="Shorey, Ryan C. and McNulty, James K. and Moore, Todd M. and Stuart, Gregory L.",
volume="111",
number="3",
pages="492-498",
abstract="AIM: To determine whether being the victim of violence during a date among female college students on any given day predicted cannabis and alcohol use the following day. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Between August 2010 and January 2013, we conducted a 90-day daily diary study with 174 females who were in current dating relationships from a large university in the Southeastern United States. The mean age of the sample was 18.71 (SD = 1.27); participants were primarily non-Hispanic Caucasian (85.5%). Participants answered questions about contact with their dating partner, being the victim of violence (physical and sexual) during a date, physical perpetration, alcohol use, and cannabis use for up to 90 days. The mean number of diaries completed was 54.90 (SD = 27.66). MEASUREMENTS: The primary outcomes were self-reported daily cannabis and alcohol use. Being the victim of violence during a date was assessed each day using self-report items from the Revised Conflict Tactics Scales and Sexual Experiences Survey. <br><br>FINDINGS: Being the victim of violence during a date predicted cannabis use the following day (OR = 2.25), and this effect held when controlling for contact with a partner, cannabis and alcohol use the previous day, physical perpetration the previous day, alcohol use the same day, and the overall likelihood of being the victim of violence during a date, substance use, and physical perpetration. Being the victim of violence during a date did not predict next day alcohol use. Being the victim of sexual and physical violence during a date did not differentially predict next day substance use. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Among female college students in the USA, being the victim of violence during a date appears to increase the risk for cannabis use the following day.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0965-2140",
doi="10.1111/add.13196",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.13196"
}