scholarly journals An examination of the impact of childhood emotional abuse and gender on cannabis use trajectories among community youth.

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne N. Banducci ◽  
Julia W. Felton ◽  
Marcel O. Bonn-Miller ◽  
C. W. Lejuez
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Abuse ◽  
Cannabis Use ◽  
Childhood Emotional Abuse ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Impact

A longitudinal examination of the impact of childhood emotional abuse on cannabis use trajectories among community youth

2017 ◽  
Vol 171 ◽  
pp. e14-e15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Nicole Banducci ◽  
J.W. Felton ◽  
Marcel O. Bonn-Miller ◽  
C.W. Lejuez ◽  
L. MacPherson
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Abuse ◽  
Cannabis Use ◽  
Childhood Emotional Abuse ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Longitudinal Examination

scholarly journals The Impact of Childhood Emotional Abuse on Pain Interference Among People with Chronic Pain who Inject Drugs in Vancouver, Canada

Pain Medicine ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 704-713
Author(s):  
Amy Prangnell ◽  
Jean Shoveller ◽  
Pauline Voon ◽  
Hennady Shulha ◽  
Cameron Grant ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Mediation Analysis ◽  
Emotional Abuse ◽  
People Who Inject Drugs ◽  
Multivariable Analysis ◽  
Mental Health Disorder ◽  
Pain Interference ◽  
Childhood Emotional Abuse ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Objective High levels of chronic pain interference with daily activities are known to negatively impact quality of life. Although mental health conditions have been associated with pain interference and child abuse, research has been mixed regarding it acting as a mediator, with even less known among people who inject drugs. Therefore, we sought to explore childhood emotional abuse and pain interference among this population. Methods Data were derived from two prospective cohort studies of community-recruited people who inject drugs in Vancouver, Canada, between June 2014 and November 2016. We employed multivariable generalized estimating equations to examine the relationship between childhood emotional abuse and pain interference in the past six months. We also conducted a mediation analysis to examine whether mental health disorder diagnoses mediated this association. Results Among 822 eligible participants, 341 (41.5%) reported childhood emotional abuse. In a multivariable analysis, experiencing childhood emotional abuse remained independently associated with pain interference (adjusted odds ratio = 1.33, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.05–1.70) after adjusting for a range of confounders. Results from the mediation analysis yielded a statistically significant positive average causal mediation effect (β = 0.01, 95% CI = 0.001–0.02). Approximately 12% of the effect was due to mediation. Conclusions Our results demonstrate among people who inject drugs with chronic pain, those who experienced childhood emotional abuse were more likely to report pain interference, which was partially mediated by mental health disorder diagnosis history. These findings highlight the importance of incorporating screening and appropriate treatment for mental illness into chronic pain treatment.

scholarly journals Sex and Gender Interactions on the Use and Impact of Recreational Cannabis

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 509 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorraine Greaves ◽  
Natalie Hemsing
Keyword(s):  
Cannabis Use ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Sex And Gender ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Precise Integration ◽  
Routes Of Administration ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Scoping Reviews ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Impact

Cannabis is the second most frequently used substance in the world and regulated or legalized for recreational use in Canada and fourteen US states and territories. As with all substances, a wide range of sex and gender related factors have an influence on how substances are consumed, their physical, mental and social impacts, and how men and women respond to treatment, health promotion, and policies. Given the widespread use of cannabis, and in the context of its increasing regulation, it is important to better understand the sex and gender related factors associated with recreational cannabis use in order to make more precise clinical, programming, and policy decisions. However, sex and gender related factors include a wide variety of processes, features and influences that are rarely fully considered in research. This article explores myriad features of both sex and gender as concepts, illustrates their impact on cannabis use, and focuses on the interactions of sex and gender that affect three main areas of public interest: the development of cannabis use dependence, the impact on various routes of administration (ROA), and the impact on impaired driving. We draw on two separate scoping reviews to examine available evidence in regard to these issues. These three examples are described and illustrate the need for more comprehensive and precise integration of sex and gender in substance use research, as well as serious consideration of the results of doing so, when addressing a major public health issue such as recreational cannabis use.

scholarly journals The impact of childhood emotional abuse on violence among people who inject drugs

2014 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Lake ◽  
Evan Wood ◽  
Huiru Dong ◽  
Sabina Dobrer ◽  
Julio Montaner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Abuse ◽  
People Who Inject Drugs ◽  
Childhood Emotional Abuse ◽  
The Impact

Childhood Emotional Abuse and Depression Among Adolescents: Roles of Deviant Peer Affiliation and Gender

2020 ◽  
pp. 088626052091858 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sen Li ◽  
Fengqing Zhao ◽  
Guoliang Yu
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Maltreatment ◽  
Emotional Abuse ◽  
Adolescent Depression ◽  
Relational Theory ◽  
Deviant Peer Affiliation ◽  
Peer Affiliation ◽  
Mediation Analyses ◽  
Physical Neglect ◽  
Childhood Emotional Abuse ◽  
And Gender

Adolescent depression is a significant concern around the world. There is a pressing need to explore risk factors for this disorder to develop better interventions. Based on an integration of attachment theory, Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory, and relational theory, the current study aimed to examine (a) whether childhood emotional abuse (CEA) would be significantly and positively related to adolescents’ depression, (b) whether deviant peer affiliation would mediate the relation between CEA and depression, and (c) whether gender would moderate the direct and indirect relations between CEA and adolescent’s depression via deviant peer affiliation. Participants were 961 Chinese adolescents ( M age = 15.21 years, SD = 1.57). They completed questionnaires regarding demographics, CEA, other types of childhood maltreatment (i.e., physical abuse, sexual abuse, physical neglect, and emotional neglect), deviant peer affiliation, and depression. Results showed that CEA was positively related to adolescent depression even after controlling for other types of childhood maltreatment, and this relation was mediated by deviant peer affiliation. Furthermore, moderated mediation analyses indicated that gender moderated the relation between CEA and deviant peer affiliation, with the relation being stronger for girls than for boys. However, gender did not moderate the relation between deviant peer affiliation and depression, as well as the direct relation between CEA and depression. Results highlight that interventions aimed at reducing CEA may protect adolescents, especially girls from the risks of deviant peer affiliation and depression.

scholarly journals Assessing the Role of Cannabis Use on Cortical Surface Structure in Adolescents and Young Adults: Exploring Gender and Aerobic Fitness as Potential Moderators

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan Sullivan ◽  
Alexander Wallace ◽  
Natasha Wade ◽  
Ann Swartz ◽  
Krista Lisdahl
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Surface Structure ◽  
Aerobic Fitness ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Cannabis Use ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Cortical Surface ◽  
Moderating Factors ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Impact

Cannabis use in adolescents and young adults is linked with aberrant brain structure, although findings to date are inconsistent. We examined whether aerobic fitness moderated the effects of cannabis on cortical surface structure and whether gender may play a moderating role. Seventy-four adolescents and young adults completed three-weeks of monitored abstinence, aerobic fitness testing, and structural magnetic resonance imaging (sMRI). Whole-sample linear regressions examined the effects of gender, VO2 max, cannabis use, and their interactions on the surface area (SA) and local gyrification index (LGI). Cannabis use was associated with greater cuneus SA. Gender-by-cannabis predicted precuneus and frontal SA, and precentral, supramarginal, and frontal LGI; female cannabis users demonstrated greater LGI, whereas male cannabis users demonstrated decreased LGI compared to non-users. Aerobic fitness was positively associated with various SA and LGI regions. Cannabis-by-aerobic fitness predicted cuneus SA and occipital LGI. These findings demonstrate that aerobic fitness moderates the impact of cannabis on cortical surface structure, and gender differences are evident. These moderating factors may help explain inconsistencies in the literature and warrant further investigation. Present findings and aerobic fitness literature jointly suggest aerobic intervention may be a low-cost avenue for improving cortical surface structure, although the impact may be gender-specific.

scholarly journals Gender Norms, Roles and Relations and Cannabis-Use Patterns: A Scoping Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 947 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalie Hemsing ◽  
Lorraine Greaves
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Gender Gap ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Social Dynamics ◽  
Gender Norms ◽  
Cannabis Use ◽  
Use Patterns ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Impact

Currently, boys and men use cannabis at higher rates than girls and women, but the gender gap is narrowing. With the legalization of recreational cannabis use in Canada and in multiple US states, these trends call for urgent attention to the need to consider how gender norms, roles and relations influence patterns of cannabis use to inform health promotion and prevention responses. Based on a scoping review on sex, gender and cannabis use, this article consolidates existing evidence from the academic literature on how gender norms, roles and relations impact cannabis-use patterns. Evidence is reviewed on: adherence to dominant masculine and feminine norms and cannabis-use patterns among adolescents and young adults, and how prevailing norms can be both reinstated or reimagined through cannabis use; gendered social dynamics in cannabis-use settings; and the impact of gender roles and relations on cannabis use among young adults of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities. Findings from the review are compared and contrasted with evidence on gender norms, roles and relations in the context of alcohol and tobacco use. Recommendations for integrating gender transformative principles in health promotion and prevention responses to cannabis use are provided.

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