Research question: Is marijuana use associated with psychological/behavioral problems among young adult African American females? NOTE: Psychological/behavioral problems may include: Abstract: no more than 250 words • Anxiety • Depression • PTSD • Conduct problems • ADHD I. Introduction A. Importance of problem – prevalence rates and trends in marijuana use among AA young adult females B. Based on articles you find describe the relationship between psychological problems and marijuana (literature review) C. Theoretical framework (see Harder et al. (2006) and/or Green et al. (2012)) D. Research question/Hypothesis II. Methods A. Sample – describe who participated in study B. Measures (operationalized) C. Explain type of study/research strategy and claim D. Data analytic plan III. Results A. Table describing sample characteristics B. Summary of results IV. Discussion A. Summarize results B. Explain results (placing them in the context of previous studies used in literature review) – explain how our results fit in with what others have reported found C. Limitations of study V. Conclusion Final thoughts, implications, suggestions for future research based on what was revealed by our study VI. References The following are Required References (must be read and included in paper IN ADDITION to 10 references you find) Please use APA STYLE. Pacek, L. R., Malcolm, R. J., & Martins, S. S. (2012). Race/ethnicity differences between alcohol, marijuana, and co?occurring alcohol and marijuana use disorders and their association with public health and social problems using a national sample. The American Journal on Addictions, 21(5), 435-444. Pahl, K., Brook, J. S., & Koppel, J. (2011). Trajectories of marijuana use and psychological adjustment among urban African American and Puerto Rican women. Psychological Medicine, 41(08), 1775-1783. Van Gastel et al (2014) Cannabis use is a better indicator of poor mental health in women than in men: a cross-sectional study in young adults from the general population. Buckner, Exker, Vinci (2013) Cannabis use vulnerability among socially anxious users: cannabis craving during a social interaction. Green, K. M., Zebrak, K. A., Robertson, J. A., Fothergill, K. E., & Ensminger, M. E. (2012). Interrelationship of substance use and psychological distress over the life course among a cohort of urban African Americans. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 123, 239-248. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2011.11.017 Valerie S. Harder Andrew R. Morral Jeremy Arkes. Marijuana use and depression among adults: testing for causal associations.
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