More research is needed to understand why, but 'perceptions of peer use' could be a contributing factor, researchers said.
use among two- and four-year college students, but was surprised by the magnitude of the differences given that the subjects are the same ages," said Jennifer Duckworth, an assistant professor at WSU and lead author of the paper.
More research is needed to understand why, Duckworth said, but "perceptions of peer use" could be a contributing factor."Specifically, four-year students thought their peers drank more than two-year students believed their peers drank, whereas two-year students thought that their peers used cannabis more than four-year students thought their peers did," researchers said.
The study’s authors admit it’s harder to examine two-year college students because they vary more in age and work status and are more likely to be from racial and ethnic minority groups. "We know a lot more about four-year students, at least partly because most of the people doing the research are on four-year campuses," Duckworth said.
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