Individual and country-level effects of cannabis-related perceptions on cannabis use. A multilevel study among adolescents in 32 European countries

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 473-479

  Piontek, Daniela ^a   Kraus, Ludwig ^a,b   Bjarnason, Thoroddur ^c   Demetrovics, Zsolt ^d   Ramstedt, Mats ^e  

^a IFT INSTITUT FÜR THERAPIEFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AKUREYRI   (Iceland)

^d EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^e KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Cannabis price; Cannabis use; Cannabis related perceptions; Multilevel analysis; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANNABIS SMOKING; DEMOGRAPHY; EUROPE; HUMAN; PEER PRESSURE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG COSTS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; PEER GROUP; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL FACILITATION; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 84875363827     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: 18791972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2012.07.010     Document Type: Article

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