The Role of Parents, Peers and Partners in Cannabis Use and Dependence Trajectories among Young Adult Frequent Users

摘要: In a 3-year qualitative longitudinal study the role of social relationships in cannabis use and dependence young adults (all frequent users at baseline) was explored. Overall, declined. Changes were, for considerable part, attributable to processes life events with peers partners, while parents had little influence. Negatively experienced often triggered increased positively decreased use. Participants adapted their others, depending on associate’s Underlying mechanisms appear related both socialization selection. Gender-specific occurred, particularly regard partners; females selected using partners males nonusing subsequently (females) or (males) by socialization. Transitions could be explained peers, cohabitation and, females, new partnership. Persistent newly nondependent participants were less susceptible influences than dependent interviewees.