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dc.contributor.advisorBrown, Ronald T.
dc.creatorHatala, Elaine M.
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-05T16:09:36Z
dc.date.available2020-11-05T16:09:36Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.identifier.other864884520
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12613/3641
dc.description.abstractThis cross-sectional investigation examined characteristics of ecstasy use during college and associations between ecstasy use during college and demographic factors, family functioning, mental health, and stage of change for ecstasy use. In addition a multivariate model was developed to predict characteristics of ecstasy use during college. An electronic survey was sent to all undergraduate students enrolled at a large urban university in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States during the spring of 2007. Demographic factors and characteristics of ecstasy use were examined using standardized measures employed in national drug use surveys and by the World Health Organization. Measures associated specifically with ecstasy use during college were developed for this investigation. Family functioning was measured with the Parent Adolescent Communication Scale. Mental health was measured with the K6 screening instrument for nonspecific psychological distress. Stage of change was measured with a five-stage algorithm. The final sample for analysis consisted of 194 participants who reported ecstasy use during college and 2849 participants who reported no ecstasy use during college. Data were described using conventional descriptive statistics, chi-square statistics and non-parametric statistics. A logistic regression model was used to identify variables associated with ecstasy use during college. Based on the results, the following generalized conclusions were drawn: ecstasy continues to be used by college students at large urban universities in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States; because the majority of college students reported using ecstasy for the first time during college and also reported using ecstasy for up to two years, it appears that the college environment is a contextual factor for ecstasy use; lower family communication is associated with ecstasy use during college; psychological distress is associated with ecstasy use during college; being white (versus non-white), male (versus female) and having low or moderate (versus high) family communication each is independently associated with ecstasy use during college; differences in stage of change for ecstasy use among ecstasy users and the demographic profile of ecstasy users compared to non-ecstasy users suggest that prevention, education and intervention efforts should be designed to match the unique factors associated with ecstasy use during college.
dc.format.extent303 pages
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherTemple University. Libraries
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dc.subjectHealth Sciences, Public Health
dc.subjectHealth Sciences, Mental Health
dc.subjectPsychology, Behavioral
dc.subjectCollege Students
dc.subjectEcstasy
dc.subjectMdma
dc.subjectFamily Communication
dc.subjectMental Health
dc.subjectStage of Change
dc.titleCharacteristics and Predictors of Ecstasy (MDMA) Use During College
dc.typeText
dc.type.genreThesis/Dissertation
dc.contributor.committeememberHanlon, Alexandra L.
dc.contributor.committeememberHiller, Matthew L.
dc.contributor.committeememberKendrick, Zebulon V.
dc.contributor.committeememberSegal, Jay S.
dc.description.departmentPublic Health
dc.relation.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.34944/dspace/3623
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dc.description.degreePh.D.
refterms.dateFOA2020-11-05T16:09:36Z


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