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Marijuana Use among Calgary Youths as a Function of Sampling and Locus of Control
Author(s) -
Currie Raymond F.,
Perlman Daniel,
Walker Lucille
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
british journal of addiction to alcohol and other drugs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.424
H-Index - 193
eISSN - 1360-0443
pISSN - 0007-0890
DOI - 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1977.tb00670.x
Subject(s) - locus of control , psychology , demography , drop out , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , sociology , demographic economics , economics
Abstract The findings reported in this paper were based on a representative, city wide sample ( N = 708) of Calgary youths (aged 15–24). Twenty six per cent of the respondents reported having used marijuana “in the past six months”. Contrary to Smart's (1970) differential school drop out hypothesis, no decline in drug use was reported by 17 and 18 year old students, As measured by Rotter's concept, internally oriented respondents were less apt than externals to use marijuana. As predicted, this correlation was stronger among high school than college respondents. Several other demographic correlates of marijuana use were found.