Identifier

161

Date

2020

Document Type

Honors Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts

Major

Psychology

Committee Chair

James G. Murphy

Committee Member

Deranda B. Lester

Abstract

Cannabis use is the cause of a growing social, economic, and public health concern in the United States. Currently, 33 states and The District of Columbia have passed laws to legalize the substance in some form making this a critical time to understand risk factors for use of this substance. One established risk factor for heavy cannabis use is early childhood stress, often measured by adverse childhood experiences, or ACEs. The association between ACEs and cannabis use may be because of the mediating factors of impulsivity and general cognitive functioning. This study uses baseline data from a large longitudinal study, Project BETA, to measure these associations. After controlling for sex, ethnicity, income, and education, ACEs and cognitive functioning were associated with elevated cannabis use and consequences. For impulsivity, significant differences were found between race groups as well as between sex at birth. Mediation analyses were not significant in this sample.

Comments

Undergraduate Honor's Thesis

Library Comment

Honors thesis originally submitted to the Local University of Memphis Honor’s Thesis Repository.

Notes

Data is provided by the student.

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