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Marijuana Use Among Community College Students: A Study Of Academic And Social Involvement, Matthew J. Borcherding
Marijuana Use Among Community College Students: A Study Of Academic And Social Involvement, Matthew J. Borcherding
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This quantitative study examined the effects of marijuana on academic and social involvement in undergraduates using a structural equation model. The study was conducted at a mid-sized comprehensive community college in the mid-West and was guided by Astin’s (1985) theory of student involvement and by Anderson’s (1998) cultural identity theory of drug abuse.
A survey link was e-mailed to all 4,527 eligible students at the college and 573 students participated in the study. Of the 573 students, 194 identified as users of marijuana and were used as the primary basis of the study. The data from the survey were used …