Cannabis and parenting : an exploratory analysis of the relationships between cannabis use, attachment, and parenting outcomes
department or school: Arts and Sciences, Irving K. Barber School of (Okanagan)
department or school: Psychology, Department of (Okanagan)
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCO
creator: Daniels, Sarah Elizabeth Ann
issued: 2019-12-10T18:22:51Z
issued: 2019
related degree: Master of Arts - MA
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: Alcohol and other drug use have demonstrated negative impacts on parenting behaviours and parent-child attachment. A major shift in federal policy legalized recreational cannabis use for adults in Canada in October 2018. In light of shifting social norms and changes to policy for individuals of reproductive age, important questions arise about the impact of regular cannabis use (RCU) on parenting. Elucidating the influence of RCU on parenting is crucial not only in the context of supporting a healthy developmental environment, but in matters of custody and other litigation pertaining to parent-child interactions. In the present study 313 participants (25.9% male, 73.5% female, 0.6% other) who identified as living in Canada with at least one child under the age of six were recruited from parenting groups online and a Canadian panel company. 27.5% were regular cannabis users. RCU did not have a significant association with measures of parenting and attachment after controlling for problematic alcohol use (PAU) (all pâs >.05). Within cannabis users, using cannabis for the purpose of expanding awareness and perception expansion was associated with interest and curiosity in the childâs mental states (p <.05). Problematic patterns of use were not associated with child maltreatment or child attachment difficulties after controlling for PAU (pâs >.05), however it was associated with adult attachment difficulties before and after controlling for PAU (p<0.01, p<0.05). Finally, there was an association between poor mental health and all measures of parenting, however this effect was not contingent on RCU (pâs <.05). There is a dearth of research assessing the impact of RCU on parenting. The results of this study suggest that cannabis users do not differ from non-users on important indices of parenting and attachment. These findings will be of interest as the potential impact of legal cannabis use is reconsidered in matters of custody, litigation, and social stigma related to p…
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note: CANNABIS AND PARENTING: AN EXPLORATORY ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CANNABIS USE, ATTACHMENT, AND PARENTING OUTCOMES by Sarah Elizabeth Ann Daniels B.A., The University of British Columbia, 2017 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS in The College of Graduate Studies (Psychology) THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Okanagan) December 2019 © Sarah Elizabeth Ann Daniels, 2019 ii The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the College of Graduate Studies for acceptance, a thesis entitled: Cannabis and Parenting: An Exploratory Analysis of the Relationships Between Cannabis Use, Attachment, and Parenting Outcomes submitted by Sarah Elizabeth Ann Daniels in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Arts. Dr. Zach Walsh, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences Supervisor Dr. Susan Holtzman, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Lesley Lutes, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Sarah Dow-Fleisner, School of Social Work University Examiner iii Abstract Alcohol and other drug use have demonstrated negative impacts on parenting behaviours and parent-child attachment. A major shift in federal policy legalized recreational cannabis use for adults in Canada in October 2018. In light of shifting social norms and changes to policy for individuals of reproductive age, important questions arise about the impact of regular cannabis use (RCU) on parenting. Elucidating the influence of RCU on parenting is crucial not only in the context of supporting a healthy developmental environment, but in matters of custody and other litigation pertaining to parent-child interactions. In the present study 313 participants (25.9% male, 73.5% female, 0.6% other) who identified as living in Canada with at least one child under the age of six were recruited from parenting groups online and a Canadi…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2020-02
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0387014
language: eng
degree discipline: Psychology
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Graduate
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/72649