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Laura Bechtiger

2 papers in the library · 5 citations · publishing 2023-2025

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Cannabis use is associated with changes in psychological and functional well-being during young adulthood: evidence from self-reports and hair analyses.

Psychological Medicine August 26, 2025 Lydia Johnson-Ferguson, Michelle Loher, Laura Bechtiger et al. 2 citations

Cannabis use in young adulthood is common, yet few studies have explored how it predicts changes in psychopathology and functional well-being in community samples. We assessed these links using both self-reported frequency of cannabis use and hair THC concentrations. Data came from a community sample of young adults (N = 863) who reported cannabis use (weekly-to-daily use: n = 150) and provided...

Substance use in sexual minority youth: prevalence in an urban cohort.

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health September 16, 2023 Florian Vock, Lydia Johnson-Ferguson, Laura Bechtiger et al. 3 citations

Little comparative data on substance use (SU) between sexual minority youth (SMY) and heterosexual youth (HET) is available. This study compares the prevalence of SU in an urban cohort between SMY and HET and evaluates demographic and psychosocial predictors of SU. Data came from a prospective-longitudinal cohort study in an urban setting (N = 1297). SU and psychosocial variables such as...