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ArticleAddictive behaviors2021

A comparison of cannabis protective behavioral strategies use across cultures and sex.

Dylan K Richards, Frank J Schwebel, Adrian J Bravo, Matthew R Pearson, Cross-Cultural Addictions Study Team

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Article in Addictive behaviors, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Identifying themes of protective behavioral strategies for marijuana use with structural topic modeling.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2026
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Dylan K RichardsCenter on Alcohol, Substance Use, And Addictions (CASAA), University of New Mexico, United States. Electronic address: dkrichards@unm.edu.
Frank J SchwebelCenter on Alcohol, Substance Use, And Addictions (CASAA), University of New Mexico, United States.
Adrian J BravoDepartment of Psychological Sciences, William & Mary, United States.
Matthew R PearsonCenter on Alcohol, Substance Use, And Addictions (CASAA), University of New Mexico, United States.
Cross-Cultural Addictions Study Team
University of New Mexico · USWilliam & Mary · US

Funding

Alcohol Research Training: Methods & MechanismsT32AA018108 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO · PI Katie A Witkiewitz · 2010 to 2026
$5.6M
Efficacy and neurobiological mechanisms of mobile-delivered cognitive retrainingK01AA023233 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO · PI PEARSON, MATTHEW RYAN · 2014 to 2018
$832k
An Ecologically Valid Application of Self-Determination Theory to Understand Responsible Alcohol UseF32AA028712 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO · PI RICHARDS, DYLAN K · 2020 to 2022
$189k
NIAAA NIH HHS F32 AA028712NIAAA NIH HHS K01 AA023233NIAAA NIH HHS T32 AA018108
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCannabis protective behavioral strategies (PBS) are behaviors used before, during, after, and/or instead of cannabis use to reduce consumption, intoxication, and related harms. To leverage PBS to address the global health burden of cannabis use, especially in light of the changes in cannabis-related policies around the world, a better understanding of PBS across cultures is needed. In the present study, we conduct a cross-cultural examination of cannabis PBS use among college students.

methodParticipants were 1175 college students (U.S. [n = 697], Argentina [n = 153], Uruguay [n = 46], Spain [n = 169], and the Netherlands [n = 66]) who reported past-month cannabis use (63.3% female; M

resultsWe found differences in the frequency of cannabis PBS use across countries such that the U.S. and Spain samples reported the most frequent cannabis PBS use and the Netherlands sample reported the least frequent cannabis PBS use. Although not statistically significant, we found that cannabis PBS use was positively correlated with cannabis-related outcomes (i.e., frequency, quantity, and negative consequences of cannabis use) among the Argentina and the Netherlands samples. Finally, across all countries but the Netherlands, females reported more frequent cannabis PBS use than males, but the associations of PBS with cannabis-related outcomes were larger for males than females.

conclusionsGiven preliminary evidence for cultural differences in cannabis PBS use, future research is needed to better understand the cultural factors underlying these differences to inform the delivery of interventions aimed at reducing the harms of cannabis among college students.

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CannabisAdultAlcohol DrinkingArgentinaFemaleHumansMaleNetherlandsSpainUniversitiesUruguayYoung AdultCannabisCannabis-related consequencesCollege studentsCultureProtective Behavioral StrategiesSex

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PMCPMC8184597
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