Academic factors associated with college students' prescription stimulant misuse in daily life: An ecological analysis of multiple levels. Issue 7 (3rd October 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Barringer, Alexandra; Papp, Lauren M.
• Is Part Of: Journal of American college health. Volume 70:Issue 7(2022)
• Page Start: 2008
• Page End: 2016
• Publication Date: 2022-10-03
• Subjects: Academic stress -- college students -- ecological momentary assessment -- prescription stimulant misuse; College students -- Health and hygiene -- United States -- Periodicals; College students -- Health and hygiene -- Periodicals; College students -- Mental health -- Periodicals; Universities and colleges -- Health promotion services -- Periodicals; 362.10883781980973
• DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2020.1841774
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0744-8481

Abstract

Abstract: Objective To identify academic factors pertaining to college students, calendar timing, and particular moments that are uniquely associated with elevated likelihood of prescription stimulant misuse (intentions and actual behavior) in daily life. Participants: Participants were 297 freshmen and sophomores at a large public university in the United States in 2017–2019. Methods: Participants completed survey measures during lab visits and ecological momentary assessment procedures in daily life. Hypotheses were tested using multilevel models that accounted for the nested data and demographic covariates. Results: Student, calendar-based, and momentary academic factors were uniquely associated with stimulant misuse intentions in daily life. Real-time academic events, beyond the proportion of academic events experienced, emerged as a robust predictor of misuse behavior. Within-person links between real-time momentary predictors and misuse behavior were moderated by finals week timing. Conclusions: Findings offer implications for prevention and intervention strategies for college students at risk for prescription drug misuse.