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Cannabis Use and Parenting Practices among Young People: The Impact of Parenting Styles, Parental Cannabis-Specific Rules, and Parental Cannabis Use

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  • Karmen Osterc Kokotovič

    (National Institute of Public Health, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia)

  • Mateja Pšunder

    (Department of Pedagogy, Faculty of Arts, University of Maribor, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia)

  • Andrej Kirbiš

    (Department of Sociology, Faculty of Arts, University of Maribor, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia)

Abstract

Cannabis is the most commonly used illicit drug. Its use typically starts in adolescence, and parents play a key role in young people’s cannabis use. Our study aimed to examine and compare the effects of parenting styles, parental cannabis-specific rules, and parental cannabis use on young people’s cannabis use. The research sample consisted of 839 students from various secondary education programs in Slovenia, aged 14 to 21. Associations between the young people’s lifetime cannabis use and their experience of parenting practices were assessed using logistic regression, with demographic, socioeconomic, educational, health, and risk behaviors controlled in a multivariate model. Maternal authoritative parenting (in comparison with permissive parenting), strict maternal, cannabis-specific rules, and parental cannabis non-use statistically significantly reduced the likelihood of young people’s cannabis use. Its strongest predictor was parental cannabis use, followed by the mother’s specific cannabis-use rules and maternal parenting style. The findings of our study can contribute to the development of public health policies to more effectively prevent cannabis use among adolescents and emerging adults, including by designing prevention programs aimed at strengthening parents’ general and cannabis-specific practices and competences.

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  • Karmen Osterc Kokotovič & Mateja Pšunder & Andrej Kirbiš, 2022. "Cannabis Use and Parenting Practices among Young People: The Impact of Parenting Styles, Parental Cannabis-Specific Rules, and Parental Cannabis Use," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(13), pages 1-14, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:13:p:8080-:d:853588
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