Psychometric properties of CAST for early detection of problematic cannabis use in Spanish adolescents

Rial, Antonio; García-Couceiro, Nuria; Gómez, Patricia; Mallah, Narmeen; Varela, Jesús; Flórez-Menéndeze, Gerardo; Folgar, Manuel Isorna

doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107288

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“…Uno de los inconvenientes a la hora de describir el problema asociado al consumo de cannabis es la gran heterogeneidad que existe tanto en la terminología empleada como en los instrumentos para su diagnóstico o clasificación. En relación con la terminología, hay autores que emplean como sinónimo de CUD, uso problemático de cannabis (Rial et al, 2022), uso de riesgo (Seidel, Morgenstern y Hanewinkel, 2020), abuso de cannabis (Legleye, Piontek, Kraus, Morand y Falissard, 2013) o dependencia de cannabis (Bastiani et al, 2013). Con respecto a los instrumentos, disponemos de muchos que nos permiten clasificar a la población en función de si presentan CUD y dentro de los propios instrumentos, existen diferentes puntos de corte para la clasificación (Carr et al, 2022).…”

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Consumo de cannabis en población adulta en Galicia: Prevalencias y características asociadas

Rey-Brandariz¹,

Santiago-Pérez²,

Candal-Pedreira³

et al. 2023

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Cannabis is the most widely consumed illegal drug in Spain, with consumption concentrated mainly in adolescence and early adulthood. The objectives were to estimate the prevalence of cannabis use, cannabis use disorder (CUD) and dependent use in the Galician population aged 16 years and over, and to characterize cannabis users and cannabis dependent users. Data are from two cross-sectional studies from the Risk Behavior Information System conducted in 2017 (n = 7,841) and 2018 (n = 7,853). The Cannabis Abuse Screening Test (CAST) was used to identify users with CUD and/or dependent use. Prevalences were estimated and regression models were fitted to identify variables associated with cannabis use and dependent use. In 2017-2018, 2.7% (95% CI: 2.5-3.0) of the Galician population aged 16 years and over consumed cannabis at the time of the survey, with this prevalence being 9% in the 16-24 years age group. Prevalence decreased with age and was higher in males in all age groups. The prevalence of CUD in users was 69.5% (95% CI 61.1-78.1) and of dependent use it was 49.2% (95% CI 46.6-53.9). Tobacco use was the major determinant of being a cannabis user [OR = 19.8 (95% CI 13.8-28.4)] and daily cannabis use of being a dependent user [OR = 5.5 (95% CI 3.2-9.5)]. Cannabis use among the Galician population is high, especially among young people aged 16-24 years, who show the highest probability of dependent use. Prevention measures should be aimed especially at the younger population aged 16 years to curb its use and the development of consequences such as CUD and dependent use.

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Consumo de cannabis en población adulta en Galicia: Prevalencias y características asociadas

Rey-Brandariz¹,

Santiago-Pérez²,

Candal-Pedreira³

et al. 2023

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“…It is a six-item questionnaire with a five-point Likert scale format, with a minimum value of 1 (Never) to a maximum of 5 (Very often). The CAST presents adequate psychometric properties of validity and reliability, and internal consistency that exceeds .80 in several studies and has been shown, through factor analysis, to be unidimensional, presenting adequate fit indices (Legleye et al, 2007;Legleye et al, 2013;Legleye, 2018;Rial et al, 2022).…”

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Internal Structure and Invariance of a Brief Version of the Marijuana Motives Measure (MMM-P15) in a Peruvian Population of Marijuana users

Vallejos-Flores¹,

Luque²,

Caja³

et al. 2023

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Background: The identification of the reasons for marijuana use has been supported by instruments such as the MMM. Despite its importance, there are still no valid brief versions of this instrument in Latin American countries. This paper seeks to fill this gap by providing evidence of validity and reliability, as well as the structural invariance of the MMM. Method: The sample consisted of 1164 male and female marijuana users, aged between 18 and 49 years, from Lima and Callao. Results: The factor analysis found a pentafactorial structure. The brief version (MMM-P15) and the wide MMM showed favorable properties from structure and reliability (ꙍ > 0.88, H > .84) with a slight superiority of the short instrument (RMSEA = .058 [CI 90% .050, .067], SRMR = 0.044, TLI = 0.99, CFI = 0.99). Likewise, both versions maintain the invariance of the instrument according to sex and evidence of internal validity was found (AVE > 0.50). Conclusions: The MMM-P15 shows psychometric properties that support its use in both male and female marijuana users, and it is a short, versatile, and useful instrument for research purposes even in clinical settings. Antecedentes: La identificación de los motivos por los cuales se consume marihuana se ha visto apoyada por instrumentos como el MMM. A pesar de su importancia, aún no se cuenta con versiones breves válidas de este en países latinoamericanos. Este trabajo busca cubrir esta carencia aportando evidencia de validez y confiabilidad, así como la invarianza estructural del MMM. Método: La muestra comprende 1164 consumidores de marihuana, varones y mujeres, con edades entre 18 y 49 años, de Lima y Callao. Resultados: El análisis factorial halló una estructura pentafactorial. La versión breve (MMM-P15) y extensa (MMM) muestran favorables propiedades de estructura y consistencia interna (ꙍ > 0.88, H > .84) con una ligera superioridad del instrumento corto (RMSEA = .058 [IC 90% .050, .067], SRMR = .044, GFI = .99, TLI = .99, CFI = .99). Asimismo, ambas versiones mantienen la invarianza según el sexo y se encontró evidencia de validez interna (AVE > 0.50). Conclusiones: El MMM-P15 evidencia propiedades psicométricas que respaldan su uso tanto en hombres y mujeres consumidores de marihuana, además es un instrumento corto, versátil y útil para fines de investigación incluso en contextos clínicos.

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“…The second block collected information regarding the consumption of alcohol and other substances, both at the level of consumption and risk consumption. Items based on the ESTUDES (PND, 2019) and three specific screening tools were included, one to identify risky cannabis use (the Cannabis Abuse Screening Test, CAST, cut 4) (Legleye et al, 2013, Rial et al, 2022, another for risky alcohol consumption (the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test, AUDIT, cut 4) (adapted and validated for Spanish adolescents by Rial et al, 2017) and another for drug use in general (the Substance Use and Abuse subscale of the Problem Oriented Screening Instrument for Teenagers, POSIT-UAS, cut 2) (adapted and validated for Spanish adolescents by Araujo et al, 2018). All three instruments presented a high internal consistency (Hinton et al, 2004), with Cronbach's alpha values even higher than those obtained by the original authors (AUDIT = .84; POSIT = .84; and CAST = .86).…”

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Adolescentes, juego online, uso problemático de internet y consumo de sustancias

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Feijóo²,

Salgueiro³

et al. 2022

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Recientes investigaciones han alertado de la creciente participación de los menores en el juego online, una conducta ilegal con un enorme potencial adictivo. El presente estudio se planteó con un doble objetivo (1) disponer de datos actualizados sobre el juego online entre los adolescentes y, (2) analizar su relación con el consumo de sustancias y el Uso Problemático de Internet [UIP]. Para ello, se recogió una muestra de 3188 adolescentes españoles de entre 12 y 17 años (Media=14.44; DT=1.67), a los que se les aplicó un cuestionario ad hoc con ítems relativos al uso de Internet y consumo de sustancias, así como instrumentos de cribado específicos (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test -AUDIT-, Cannabis Abuse Screening Test -CAST-, Substance Use and Abuse subscale of the Problem Oriented Screening Instrument for Teenagers -POSITuas- y la Escala de Uso Problemático de Internet para Adolescentes -EUPIa-). Los resultados mostraron que el 8.4% de la muestra había participado en juegos de azar en línea durante el año anterior. También se comprobó que los que jugaban a través de Internet presentaban tasas más elevadas de PIU y de diferentes comportamientos de riesgo online, así como tasas más elevadas de consumo de sustancias. Por tanto, no se trata de problemas aislados, por lo que es necesario emplear un enfoque preventivo integral para abordarlos.

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Psychometric properties of CAST for early detection of problematic cannabis use in Spanish adolescents

Cited by 8 publications

References 39 publications

Consumo de cannabis en población adulta en Galicia: Prevalencias y características asociadas

Consumo de cannabis en población adulta en Galicia: Prevalencias y características asociadas

Internal Structure and Invariance of a Brief Version of the Marijuana Motives Measure (MMM-P15) in a Peruvian Population of Marijuana users

Adolescentes, juego online, uso problemático de internet y consumo de sustancias

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