Does marijuana increase risk for dating violence victimization or perpetration? Results of a meta-analysis

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sample included 401 males (50.6%) and females (49.4%) who were in either the 10th (48.6%) or 11th (51.4%) grade in 2012/2013. The sample was 77% White, 17.5% African-American, and 5.2% from other ethnic groups. Results: The analysis revealed low correspondence between the survey and the interviews on variables indicating past-year nonmedical use of opioids (K= .309, p< .001), stimulants (K= .266, p< .001), anxiolytics (K= .123, p< .001), and sedatives (K= .157, p< .001). Among all past-year nonmedical users in either the survey or the interviews (n=37), 21.6% showed perfect agreement between the two modes of data collection, while 18.9% indicated nonmedical use only in the interviews, and 59.5% indicated nonmedical use only in the survey. Conclusions: Although our findings support past research which suggests respondents are more likely to report sensitive information on web-based self-administered surveys as compared to interviews, both modes of data collection measuring nonmedical use of prescription drugs appear to miss a substantial segment of adolescents who engage in this type of behavior. Further, given that a smaller percent of adolescents acknowledged nonmedical use via interview (particularly the use of anxiolytics and sedatives), researchers may need to evaluate how best to approach this issue when collecting sensitive information using qualitative methods. Financial support: This research was supported by research grants R01DA024678, R01DA031160, T32DA007267.