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ArticleSubstance use & misuse2026

Depressive Symptoms Predict Cannabis Initiation Among Mexican American Young Adults.

Srishty Arora, Caroline North, C Nathan Marti, Seth J Schwartz, Bara S Bataineh, Liza Talavera-Garza, Alexandra Loukas, Anna V Wilkinson

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Srishty AroraDepartment of Kinesiology & Health Education, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2623-8386
Caroline NorthDepartment of Kinesiology & Health Education, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7378-8228
C Nathan MartiDepartment of Kinesiology & Health Education, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA.
Seth J SchwartzDepartment of Kinesiology & Health Education, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA.
Bara S BatainehDepartment of Epidemiology, UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, Austin, Texas, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9505-3807
Liza Talavera-GarzaDepartment of Psychological Science, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, Texas, USA.
Alexandra LoukasDepartment of Kinesiology & Health Education, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5582-9540
Anna V WilkinsonDepartment of Epidemiology, UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, Austin, Texas, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1805-8863

Funding

Social Media, Acculturation and E-cigarette Use among Mexican American College Students in South TexasR01MD017280 · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · 2025 to 2025
$660k
NIMHD NIH HHS R01 MD017280
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFactors contributing to cannabis initiation among Hispanic young adults remain understudied.

methodsWe examined the independent and interactive roles of depressive symptoms, family cohesion, and family conflict on cannabis initiation one year later among 616 18-29-year-old cannabis-naïve Mexican American college students in Texas.

resultsMixed-effects logistic regressions indicated that greater depressive symptoms predicted cannabis initiation one year later. Neither family cohesion nor family conflict moderated the depressive symptoms-cannabis initiation association.

conclusionMexican American young adults experiencing depressive symptoms may initiate cannabis use to cope with emotional distress. Additional research should examine the factors that drive cannabis initiation in this population.

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DepressionMarijuana UseMexican AmericansAdolescentAdultFamily ConflictFemaleHumansMaleTexasYoung AdultCannabis initiationDepressive symptomsMexican AmericanYoung adults

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PMCPMC13069374

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