A proof-of-concept study examining a health communication intervention to reduce cannabis misuse among college students.

IF 1.6 4区医学 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Journal of American College Health Pub Date : 2024-11-08 DOI:10.1080/07448481.2024.2418527

Jessica Fitts Willoughby, Stacey J T Hust, Leticia Couto, Ron Price, Opeyemi Johnson, Christina Griselda Nickerson, Pearl Oladele, Marie Gray, Bailey Maykovich

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Objective: A growing number of U.S. states have legalized cannabis for people 21 and older, but cannabis use and misuse can negatively impact college students' health and academic achievements. We created a technology-delivered intervention designed to reduce cannabis misuse among college students.

Participants: College students at one university in Washington state.

Methods: We tested the intervention in a pretest, post-test lab experiment (N = 64). A person with experience in the cannabis marketing industry voiced the intervention, describing relevant laws, product knowledge, packaging literacy, serving sizes and potency, strategies for reducing misuse and possible harms of using.

Results: Participants viewed the intervention as highly credible and useful. The intervention increased participants' confidence in cannabis product knowledge, confidence in responsible use, and perceptions of health risks.

Conclusions: Such an intervention can positively impact participants' confidence in navigating the legal cannabis landscape while increasing risk perceptions. The use of a credible source with industry experience is beneficial for reaching college students with such information.

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一项概念验证研究，对减少大学生滥用大麻的健康传播干预措施进行了检验。

目的：越来越多的美国州已将 21 岁及以上人群吸食大麻合法化，但吸食和滥用大麻会对大学生的健康和学业成绩产生负面影响。我们设计了一种技术干预措施，旨在减少大学生滥用大麻：参与者：华盛顿州一所大学的大学生：我们在一项前测、后测的实验室实验中对干预措施进行了测试（N = 64）。一位在大麻营销行业有经验的人士为干预措施配音，介绍相关法律、产品知识、包装知识、食用量和效力、减少误用的策略以及使用大麻可能造成的危害：结果：参与者认为干预措施非常可信和有用。干预措施增强了参与者对大麻产品知识的信心、对负责任使用的信心以及对健康风险的认识：这种干预措施可以积极影响参与者驾驭合法大麻环境的信心，同时提高对风险的认识。使用具有行业经验的可靠信息来源有利于向大学生提供此类信息。

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Journal of American College Health Multiple-

CiteScore

5.40

自引率

12.50%

发文量

388

期刊介绍： Binge drinking, campus violence, eating disorders, sexual harassment: Today"s college students face challenges their parents never imagined. The Journal of American College Health, the only scholarly publication devoted entirely to college students" health, focuses on these issues, as well as use of tobacco and other drugs, sexual habits, psychological problems, and guns on campus, as well as the students... Published in cooperation with the American College Health Association, the Journal of American College Health is a must read for physicians, nurses, health educators, and administrators who are involved with students every day.