TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Affective temperament traits and age-predicted recreational cannabis use in medical students: a cross-sectional study
JO  - International journal of environmental research and public health
A1  - Infortuna, Carmenrita
A1  - Silvestro, Steven
A1  - Crenshaw, Keith
A1  - Muscatello, Maria Rosaria Anna
A1  - Bruno, Antonio
A1  - Zoccali, Rocco Antonio
A1  - Chusid, Eileen
A1  - Intrator, Jordan
A1  - Han, Zhiyong
A1  - Battaglia, Fortunato
SP  - e4836
EP  - e4836
VL  - 17
IS  - 13
N2  - The use of cannabis among college students is increasing. Cannabis abuse has been proposed to be associated with personality dimensions. However, there are currently no known studies on the relationship of temperament traits and recreational cannabis use among college students. This is a cross-sectional study that investigated 328 students at a Podiatric Medical College. We evaluated the association between temperament and recreational cannabis use by the students. Temperament was investigated using the Memphis, Pisa, Paris and San Diego Auto- Questionnaire (TEMPS-A (short version)). Additionally, we assessed demographics variables and perceived stress in the context of cannabis use, and analyzed the findings using logistic regression. The prevalence of recreational cannabis use was 8.45%. Recreational cannabis use among these students was highly associated with irritable and cyclothymic temperament traits. There was no association between recreational cannabis use and perceived stress, and demographic variables or other substance use. Furthermore, logistic regression analysis indicated that higher scores in cyclothymic or irritable temperament traits are significant predictors for recreational cannabis use. Our study has identified key temperament traits, with a strong association with recreational use of cannabis of the studied student population. Our findings are useful in designing screening and educational strategies directed towards increasing the wellbeing of medical students.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1661-7827
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17134836
ID  - ref1
ER  -