Intergenerational Continuity in Cannabis Use: The Role of Parent's Early Onset and Lifetime Disorder on Child's Early Onset

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• Alternative Title:
  J Adolesc Health
• Personal Author:
  Henry, Kimberly L. ; Augustyn, Megan B.
• Description:
  Purpose ; Children's early onset of cannabis use was examined as a function of their parent's early onset of cannabis and subsequent incidence of a lifetime cannabis abuse or dependence disorder. ; Methods ; Prospective, longitudinal data from the Rochester Youth Development Study (RYDS) and the Rochester Intergenerational Study (RIGS) for 442 parent-child dyads (274 father-child, 168 mother-child) were utilized. The children were evenly split by sex. Logistic regression models and a path analysis were estimated to assess the effect of parent's cannabis use on child's onset of cannabis by age 15. ; Results ; Fathers who began using cannabis by age 15 were more likely to meet the criteria for a lifetime cannabis disorder (O.R. = 5.66, 95% CI = 1.89, 16.90). The offspring of fathers who met the criteria for a disorder had higher odds of early initiation of cannabis use (O.R. = 9.70, 95% CI = 3.00, 31.34). Early onset cannabis use by father was indirectly associated with their child's onset of cannabis use via father's lifetime cannabis disorder. No significant effects for mothers were observed, although analyseswere limited due to the low rate of mothers who met the criteria for a lifetime cannabis disorder. ; Conclusions ; This study provides evidence of intergenerational continuity in cannabis use among fathers and their children and confirms the need to consider timing of use and intervening mechanisms in the study of continuity in cannabis use across generations.
• Subjects:
  • Adolescent
  • Age of Onset
  • Fathers
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Male
  • Marijuana Abuse
  • Marijuana Smoking
  • Mothers
  More +
• Keywords:
  • Cannabis abuse and dependence
  • cannabis disorder
  • early onset
  • intergenerational continuity
• Source:
  J Adolesc Health. 60(1):87-92
• Pubmed ID:
  27838235
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5333989
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  R01 CE001572/CE/NCIPC CDC HHSUnited States/ ; R01 DA020195/DA/NIDA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R01 MH056486/MH/NIMH NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R01 MH063386/MH/NIMH NIH HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  60
• Issue:
  1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/44469/cdc_44469_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 83.45 KB]
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:f57109a367eafd51b1219bdeaedfd03a5821725344df562fcd3916fb78f9e4f9