Personal and perceived peer use and attitudes towards the use of nonmedical prescription stimulants to improve academic performance among university students in seven European countries

dc.contributor.authorHelmer, Stefanie M.
dc.contributor.authorPischke, Claudia R.
dc.contributor.authorHal, Guido van
dc.contributor.authorVriesacker, Bart
dc.contributor.authorGuillén Grima, Francisco
dc.contributor.departmentCiencias de la Saludes_ES
dc.contributor.departmentOsasun Zientziakeu
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-22T07:53:15Z
dc.date.available2020-09-22T07:53:15Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractBackground: Overestimations of non-prescribed stimulant use of peers are well documented in the USA and have also been identified as predictive of personal stimulant consumption. This study aimed to examine whether overestimations of peer use and approval of the use are associated with personal use and attitude towards the use of non-prescribed stimulants among European university students. Method: The EU funded 'Social Norms Intervention for the prevention of Polydrug usE (SNIPE)' study was conducted in seven European countries. In a web-based questionnaire, 4482 students were asked about their personal use and their attitude towards non-prescribed stimulant use, as well as the perceived peer use and peer attitude. Results: 59% of students thought that the majority of their peers used non-prescribed stimulants more frequently than themselves, and only 4% thought that the use of the majority was lower than their personal use. The perception that the majority of peers had used non-prescribed stimulants at least once was significantly associated with higher odds for personal use of non-prescribed stimulants (OR: 3.30, 95% CI: 2.32–4.71). In addition, the perception that the majority of peers approved of the non-prescribed use of stimulants was associated with a 4.03 (95% CI: 3.35–4.84) times higher likelihood for personal approval. Discussion: European university students generally perceived the non-prescribed use of stimulants of peers to be higher than their personal use. This perception, as well as a perception of higher approval in the peer group, was associated with a higher likelihood of personal non-prescribed stimulant medication use and approval.en
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Social Norms for the prevention of Polydrug usE (SNIPE) project was funded by the European Commission (LS/2009-2010/DPIP/AG).en
dc.format.extent21 p.
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.08.639
dc.identifier.issn0376-8716
dc.identifier.urihttps://academica-e.unavarra.es/handle/2454/38168
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisherElsevieren
dc.relation.ispartofDrug and Alcohol Dependence, 2016, 168, 128-134en
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.08.639
dc.rights© 2016 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0.en
dc.rights.accessRightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectPrescription stimulanten
dc.subjectNonmedical useen
dc.subjectNon-prescribeden
dc.subjectUniversity studentsen
dc.subjectMisperceptionsen
dc.subjectSocial normen
dc.titlePersonal and perceived peer use and attitudes towards the use of nonmedical prescription stimulants to improve academic performance among university students in seven European countriesen
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