Publications by authors named "Isabella Gripe"
Background: This study aimed to examine the social gradient in self-reported alcohol-related harm (ARH) among young alcohol consumers by including a largely overlooked group of adolescents. We also explored the extent to which such a gradient could be attributed to differential exposure or differential vulnerability to risk factors.
Method: Cross-sectional survey of upper-secondary students (n = 2996) in Sweden.
Aim: To examine the association between academic orientation and frequent cannabis use among Swedish adolescents in upper secondary school and include pupils from introductory programs (IPs), a large group of adolescents previously overlooked in research on adolescent cannabis use.
Methods: We used cross-sectional data from two anonymous school surveys carried out in upper secondary school in 2021. The samples consisted of pupils from all academic orientations, and the analysis included 3151 pupils in higher education preparatory programs (HEPs), 1010 pupils in vocational programs (VPs), and 819 pupils in IPs.
Purpose: Despite a large number of studies on the relation between cannabis use and mental distress in adolescence, results are inconclusive regarding the nature of this association. The aim of the present study is to expand this body of research by analyzing the within-person association between changes in cannabis use and changes in mental distress among young people.
Methods: We used longitudinal data from a national sample of young people in Norway.
Trends in Tobacco Use among 9th Graders in Sweden, 1991-2020.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
March 2023
Tobacco use was measured with self-reports of lifetime use of cigarettes and snus to examine trends in tobacco use among Swedish 9th graders over the period 1991-2020. Annual school surveys with nationally representative samples of 9th-grade students in Sweden covering the period 1991-2020 with a total sample of 163,617 students. We distinguished between the use of cigarettes only, use of snus only, dual use (use of both cigarettes and snus), and total tobacco use (use of any of these tobacco products).
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- The study investigates the relationship between childhood socioeconomic status (SES) and cannabis use among adolescents in Sweden, noting inconsistencies in previous research.
- Using data from over 9,000 11th graders, researchers found that students with at least one parent with a university education had a higher likelihood of trying cannabis but were less frequent users compared to those with no college education.
- The findings suggest that while lower SES families may have adolescents who are less likely to experiment with cannabis, those who do may use it more frequently, indicating a complex relationship between SES and cannabis use.
Aims: To examine if changes in alcohol consumption are associated with changes in cannabis use among Swedish adolescents in a period of diverging trends, and to investigate if cannabis and alcohol act as complements or substitutes.
Design, Setting, Participants And Measurements: Data comprise a nationally representative annual school survey of alcohol and drug habits among Swedish 9th-grade students (aged 15-16 years) covering years 1989-2016 (n = 149 603). Alcohol and cannabis use were measured concurrently and alcohol consumption was measured in litres of 100% alcohol per year.
Background And Aims: The school-class context is a crucial social environment for young people but substance use researchers have largely overlooked potential influences operating at this level. This study explores associations between school-class and individual-level factors and cannabis use in Swedish youth.
Data And Methods: Data comprised four waves (2012-2015) of the Swedish Council for Information on Alcohol and Other Drugs' (CAN) nationally representative school surveys among individuals in 9th and 11th grade.