Changes in Marijuana use over the Transition into Marriage

Leonard, Kenneth E.; Homish, Gregory G.

doi:10.1177/002204260503500209

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“…To adapt to this changing pattern of socializing, some individuals may change their substance use patterns in response to their partner's drinking. Other research has found that spousal influence across a variety of substances is quite strong in the early years of marriage (e.g., Leonard and Homish, 2005;Leonard and Mudar, 2003). Those individuals whose drinking does not initially match or become more similar with their partners may be more likely to engage in other activities independent of their spouse.…”

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Marital quality and congruent drinking.

Homish

Leonard

2005

J. Stud. Alcohol

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A FTER REACHING ITS HIGHEST LEVEL in history during the 1980s, the divorce rate in the United States has been decreasing gradually over the last decade, yet the rate is still more than twice the divorce rate of the 1960s (National Marriage Project, 2004). The general level of marital quality is lower in recent generations compared with past generations (Rogers and Amato, 1997). Despite research on marital satisfaction over the past decades, many questions remain concerning changes in marital satisfaction over time. In a recent review on the subject, Bradbury et al. (2000) state that "research on how marriages develop and deteriorate is deficient in several key respects, and data are badly needed that will illuminate the factors that account for changes in satisfaction over key periods of marital development" (p. 975).One theory on marital satisfaction, complementarity, suggests that increased satisfaction exists among couples with opposite needs and personalities (Brehm and Kassin, 1993). However, research support for this theory has been limited. Rather, similarity between couples appears to be more strongly related to not only mate selection but also to marital success; this research has been reviewed by O'Leary and Smith (1991). In a study of over 1,000 couples, the ABSTRACT. Objective: This research considered whether changes in marital quality over the early years of marriage were related to patterns of alcohol use among three groups of couples: congruent nondrinkers, congruent drinkers who usually drank with their spouses and congruent drinkers who usually drank apart from their spouses. Method: Newlywed couples (N = 418) were assessed for marital satisfaction and drinking behaviors and then were reassessed at their first and second anniversaries. Cross-sectional analyses compared couples at each assessment and multilevel modeling assessed changes in marital satisfaction over time. Results: At each assessment, husbands and wives who usually drank with their partners reported greater levels of marital satisfaction. Over time, marital satisfaction declined for both husbands and wives. When we assessed changes in marital quality based on the three groups, husbands in each group experienced similar declines in marital quality. Among wives, however, the rate of decline was not the same. Although wives in the nondrinking group and wives who usually drank with their husbands had similar initial marital satisfaction, the nondrinkers experienced a greater decline in marital satisfaction than the wives who drank with their husbands. The rate of change for the wives in the nondrinking group was quite similar to wives who more often drank apart from their spouses. Conclusion: These findings suggest that alcohol use may be a part of the couple's socializing and may increase interaction, thereby increasing marital satisfaction. (J. Stud. Alcohol 66: 488-496, 2005.) relationships between marital satisfaction and similarity across a variety of domains (e.g., demographics, health, decision making) were assessed by Weisf...

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Marital quality and congruent drinking.

Homish

Leonard

2005

J. Stud. Alcohol

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“…Marriage tends to be associated with lower substance use and abuse. For instance, marriage is negatively related to marijuana use, especially if the spouse does not use marijuana (Leonard and Homish 2005;Yamaguchi and Kandel 1985). Marriage is also negatively related to alcohol use (Chilcoat and Breslau 1996) and problem drinking (Horwitz and White 1991;Horwitz et al 1996a;Karlamangla et al 2006).…”

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Black-White Differences in Aging Out of Substance Use and Abuse

Yuan

2010

Sociological Spectrum

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“…However, few studies have been conducted examining predictors of marijuana use cessation among teens (3–7) and young adults (8–12). The purpose of the current study was to apply a theoretical framework to the prediction of marijuana use cessation at 1-year follow-up among a sample of adolescents attending alternative high schools who were regular users at baseline.…”

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“…Social and interpersonal variables are those that operate within the subject’s social environment, generally as reported by the subject, and influence one’s perceptions of one’s social world. Participation in adult social roles (e.g., marriage, being a parent) (7, 9–12), less peer use and approval (5–9), less victimization (5), and using marijuana for social reasons (4, 9, 11) have also been associated with marijuana use cessation among youth and young adults.…”

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Predicting Self-Initiated Marijuana Use Cessation among Youth at Continuation High Schools

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Spruijt‐Metz²,

Pokhrel³

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Front. Psychiatry

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The current article reports a large scale study of the prediction of marijuana use cessation among individuals attending alternative high schools who were regular users at baseline. Based on the Triadic Influence Theory, predictors of marijuana use cessation at 1-year follow-up were organized by type of influence (e.g., interpersonal, cultural and attitudinal, and intrapersonal) and level of influence (e.g., distal and ultimate). Among the 522 students who were past 30-day marijuana users at baseline, quitting was defined as having not used marijuana in the last 30 days at 1-year follow-up (43% of baseline users). To account for the level of influence we employed a theory-based analytic strategy, hierarchical regression. In the final multivariate model, lower level of baseline marijuana use and less of a likelihood to endorse pro-drug-use myths remained predictors of marijuana use cessation 1-year later. Implications of these findings include the need to develop cessation programs that reduce psychological dependence on marijuana use, and correct cognitive misperceptions about drug use in order to help adolescents make decisions that lead to health-promoting behaviors.

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Changes in Marijuana use over the Transition into Marriage

Cited by 44 publications

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Marital quality and congruent drinking.

Marital quality and congruent drinking.

Black-White Differences in Aging Out of Substance Use and Abuse

Predicting Self-Initiated Marijuana Use Cessation among Youth at Continuation High Schools

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