title: Cannabis use and delinquent behaviors in a non-clinical sample of adolescents.
abstract: The aim of the study was to evaluate the contribution of cannabis to the prediction of delinquent behaviors. Participants were 615 high-school students who completed self-report questionnaires. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses showed that cannabis use was a significant independent predictor of delinquent behaviors after adjustment for alcohol use, psychopathological and socio-familial variables. Cannabis use was associated with greater numbers of delinquent behaviors among adolescents with higher scores on psychopathic traits or depressive symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Université de Toulouse-Le Mirail, France. chabrol@univ-tlse2.fr
authors.forename: Henri
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chabrol
authors.forename: Rachel F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Rodgers
authors.forename: Gwendoline
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sobolewski
authors.forename: Nikki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: van Leeuwen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D002189:Marijuana Abuse / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D011599:Psychopathology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires