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Do You Juul? Predictors Of Licit Stimulant Use In Undergraduate Students, Brandon Lloyd Mchugh, Casey Belgio, Angela Spadafino, Gabrielle Longo

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The purpose of this study is to assess possible predictors of stimulant use in college students. We define stimulant use as the consumption of caffeine or nicotine in any form. Researchers anticipate that stimulant use will be positively associated with procrastination, academic stress, and parental pressures. The current study uses a cross-sectional design. Participants responded to recruitment via SONA for Essentials of Psychology credit or social media posts by student researchers. Participants completed self-report questionnaires assessing various kinds of caffeine and nicotine (cigarettes, e-cigarettes, JUULs). We also asked about procrastination habits surrounding schoolwork using Lay’s Procrastination Scale. To assess academic …