Cannabis and Class: Social Class Discrimination and Cannabis Use Among Latine Adolescents

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Abstract

This study examined the association between social class discrimination and cannabis use among Latine adolescents. Social class discrimination refers to the interpersonal bias that individuals experience due to being disadvantaged in social class. Adolescents may experience social class discrimination from multiple sources, including teachers, classmates, other teenagers, friends, and community members. Cross-sectional data were collected from 705 Latine adolescents (Mage = 16.35, SDage = 1.16) from two public high schools. Logistic regression analyses revealed that social class discrimination from teachers was positively associated with cannabis use. No other associations were observed. Implications for school interventions will be discussed.

Authors

• Jeremiah Sabale, San Francisco State University

• Jo Nisa Cabilogan, San Francisco State University

• Abraham Tou Jang Moua, San Francisco State University

• Manuel Abundis-Morales, San Francisco State University

• Adam Suri, San Francisco State University

• Busra Dogru, San Francisco State University

• Jay Espinoza, San Francisco State University

• Dania Smith, San Francisco State University

• Bingyue Tan, San Francisco State University

• Dolci Winer, University of San Francisco

• Stella Sears-Bicknell, Oberlin College

• Felicia Deshon, University of California - Los Angeles

• Zena R. Mello, San Francisco State University