Reliability and validity of the Marijuana Motives Measure among young adult frequent cannabis users and associations with cannabis dependence

Background and Purpose: Wellness behaviors typically form during the college years, making wellness evaluation crucial during this time frame. Instruments often assess health rather than wellness. Thus, the purpose of this integrative review is to identify and evaluate instruments measuring wellness among young adult college students. Methods: Google Scholar, CINAHL, PubMed, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, ERIC, and other databases were searched yielding 350 studies initially. Results: Seven studies met inclusion criteria and were retained for this review. Reliability and validity is reported in each study with ongoing analysis. Homogeneous samples were reported in each study, and administering concurrent instruments created feasibility issues. Conclusions: A summary of instruments measuring wellness in young adult college students is provided. However, few wellness instruments exist in this population. Thus, further development is needed.

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Reliability and validity of the Lower Limb Function Questionnaire when completed by young adult orthotic and prosthetic device users

Disability and Rehabilitation Assistive Technology ◽

10.3109/17483107.2015.1129458 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 262-271 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Luke Funk ◽

Danielle Thiessen ◽

Virginia Wright ◽

Jan Andrysek ◽

Karen Rispin

Keyword(s):

Young Adult ◽

Lower Limb ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Prosthetic Device ◽

Limb Function ◽

Lower Limb Function

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Genetic and environmental contributions to cannabis dependence in a national young adult twin sample

Psychological Medicine ◽

10.1017/s0033291701005062 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 32 (2) ◽

pp. 195-207 ◽

Cited By ~ 119

Author(s):

M. T. LYNSKEY ◽

A. C. HEATH ◽

E. C. NELSON ◽

K. K. BUCHOLZ ◽

P. A. F. MADDEN ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Young Adult ◽

Environmental Influences ◽

Genetic Influences ◽

Individual Risk ◽

Shared Environment ◽

Cannabis Dependence ◽

Childhood Conduct ◽

Genetic Modelling ◽

Individual Risk Factors

Background. This paper examines genetic and environmental contributions to risk of cannabis dependence.Method. Symptoms of cannabis dependence and measures of social, family and individual risk factors were assessed in a sample of 6265 young adult male and female Australian twins born 1964–1971.Results. Symptoms of cannabis dependence were common: 11·0% of sample (15·1% of men and 7·8% of women) reported two or more symptoms of dependence. Correlates of cannabis dependence included educational attainment, exposure to parental conflict, sexual abuse, major depression, social anxiety and childhood conduct disorder. However, even after control for the effects of these factors, there was evidence of significant genetic effects on risk of cannabis dependence. Standard genetic modelling indicated that 44·7% (95% CI = 15–72·2) of the variance in liability to cannabis dependence could be accounted for by genetic factors, 20·1% (95% CI = 0–43·6) could be attributed to shared environment factors and 35·3% (95% CI = 26·4–45·7) could be attributed to non-shared environmental factors. However, while there was no evidence of significant gender differences in the magnitude of genetic and environmental influences, a model which assumed both genetic and shared environmental influences on risks of cannabis dependence among men and shared environmental but no genetic influences among women provided an equally good fit to the data.Conclusions. There was consistent evidence that genetic risk factors are important determinants of risk of cannabis dependence among men. However, it remains uncertain whether there are genetic influences on liability to cannabis dependence among women.

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