College students' using marijuana to sleep relates to frequency, problematic use, and sleep problems

Given the rising rates of insufficient sleep and the popularity of marijuana, we investigated using marijuana as a sleep aid, marijuana use frequency, problematic marijuana use, and sleep problems. Participants: Participants included a convenience sample of college students who endorsed using mariju...

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Published in:Journal of American college health 2021, Vol.69 (1), p.103-112
Main Authors: Drazdowski, Tess K., Kliewer, Wendy L., Marzell, Miesha
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cannabis
College students
Depression (Psychology)
Drug Abuse
Ethnicity
Gender Differences
Humans
Marijuana
Misconceptions
Popularity
Predictor Variables
problematic use
Race
Racial Differences
Sleep
Sleep deprivation
Sleep disorders
Sleep Wake Disorders - epidemiology
Sleepiness
Student Characteristics
Students
Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Undergraduate Students
Universities
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Summary:Given the rising rates of insufficient sleep and the popularity of marijuana, we investigated using marijuana as a sleep aid, marijuana use frequency, problematic marijuana use, and sleep problems. Participants: Participants included a convenience sample of college students who endorsed using marijuana in the past year from May to December 2013 (N = 354; 68% female, 57% White). Methods: Path analyses investigated if using marijuana to sleep predicted: (1) marijuana use outcomes and (2) sleep problems; and if sleep problems predicted marijuana use outcomes. Results: Using marijuana to sleep was related to increased use and problematic use, as well as worse sleep efficiency. Daytime dysfunction related to sleepiness was associated with elevated levels of marijuana use and problematic use. Similar associations were found across sex and race. Conclusions: College students should be informed of the potential misconceptions between marijuana and improved sleep and provided with evidence-based alternatives to improve their sleep.
ISSN:0744-8481
1940-3208
DOI:10.1080/07448481.2019.1656634