Abstract

College is a critical period of transition to independence and the substantial amount of time that students have to participate in leisure activities may be conducive to substance use. However, little is known about the associations between leisure activities and substance use over time, or whether these associations differ by residential status (i.e. living with parents vs. on their own). Using latent profile analysis, this study found six distinct profiles of leisure activity participation in a racially/ethnically diverse sample of college students (N = 1207). Overall, profiles with medium levels of leisure activity participation were associated with more alcohol use, heavy drinking, and marijuana use one year later; whereas profiles with the lowest levels of leisure activity participation were associated with more cigarette use 1 year later. Identifying mechanisms through which leisure activities influence substance use can help inform prevention efforts to either reduce risks associated with participation or support protective effects.

摘要

大学是向独立过渡的关键时期，学生参与休闲活动的大量时间可能有利于物质的使用。然而，人们对休闲活动与物质使用之间的关系随时间的变化知之甚少，或者这些关系是否因居住状况（即与父母同住或独自居住）而有所不同。通过潜在概况分析，本研究发现了种族/民族多样化的大学生样本中休闲活动参与的六种不同概况（N = 1207）。总体而言，休闲活动参与程度中等的个人资料与一年后更多的饮酒、酗酒和吸食大麻有关；而休闲活动参与程度最低的个人资料与一年后更多的吸烟有关。确定休闲活动影响物质使用的机制有助于为预防工作提供信息，以减少与参与相关的风险或支持保护效果。