title: Future time perspective as predictor of cannabis use: exploring the role of substance perception among French adolescents.
abstract: This study explored the relation of Future time perspective (FTP) to cannabis use and tested the potential mediating role of cannabis perception, with a sample of 276 French adolescents. FTP was assessed using ZTPI subscale, cannabis perception was evaluated from a list of nine items related to drug-oriented perception (DOP), and participants were asked to report both their cannabis use and the level of use. Results showed that FTP acts as a significant predictor of cannabis use, and is significantly linked to DOP. A significant relationship between DOP and cannabis use also appeared. Regression analyses showed that DOP acts as a mediator in the link between FTP and cannabis use. These findings confirm the protective role of FTP in cannabis use and suggest the indirect nature of this role.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Psychologie Sociale, LPS, Université de Provence, 29 av. Robert Schuman, 13621 Aix-en-Provence cedex, France. aposto@up.univ-aix.fr
authors.forename: Thémis
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Apostolidis
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fieulaine
authors.forename: Florence
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Soulé
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002188:Cannabis; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D002189:Marijuana Abuse / Q000523:psychology*; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012938:Social Perception; D013997:Time Factors