title: Socialization instances linked to cannabis experimentation among French teenagers.
abstract: France presents one of the highest prevalence of teenagers aged 15-year-olds who report they already have experienced cannabis in Europe. Data from the French 2010 Health Behavior in School-aged Children (HSBC) survey and environmental parameters typifying schools' neighborhoods were used to study cannabis experimentation. We conducted a two-level logistic regression (clusters being schools) on 4,175 French 8th-10th graders from 156 schools. Several individual parameters were linked to cannabis experimentation. Living in a non-intact family, feeling insufficiently monitored, having poor communication with mother and being from a family with a high socio-economic status (SES) were all associated with increased risk of cannabis experimentation. At environmental level, only being in a priority education area was linked to this behavior, without explaining differences among schools.
authors.affiliation: 1Inserm U1027 , 37, allées Jules Guesdes, Toulouse , France.
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jovic
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Genolini
authors.forename: Cyrille
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Delpierre
authors.forename: Stanislas
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Spilka
authors.forename: Virginie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ehlinger
authors.forename: Jim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Arnaud
authors.forename: Emmanuelle
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Godeau
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003625:Data Collection; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D002189:Marijuana Abuse / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D012307:Risk Factors; D012951:Socialization; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Epidemiology; France; cannabis experimentation; environment; self-administered survey; socio-economic status; teenagers