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Parental, Personality, and Peer Correlates of Psychoactive Mushroom Use

M. Douglas Anglin, John P. Thompson, Dennis Gene Fisher

Journal of Drug Education September 1, 1986 DOI: 10.2190/p9vx-0dq1-jpmw-vrc0 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Case-control study Peer reviewed
Sample size 106
Population College undergraduates, 53 who reported using hallucinogenic mushrooms and 53 matched nonusers
Citations 13
Key findings Hallucinogenic mushroom use among men was most associated with peers' mushroom use, while among women it was most associated with parental drug use, especially fathers' marijuana use. Personality measures were secondary in predicting mushroom use. The authors argue that social and personality influences on drug use should be analyzed separately by sex.

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Fifty-three college undergraduates reporting use of a hallucinogenic mushroom ( Psilocybe) were matched on demographic variables to fifty-three nonusers. The subjects were given a detailed questionnaire and were administered four psychological tests. Hallucinogenic mushroom use by men was most associated with peers' mushroom use, whereas mushroom use by women was most associated with parental drug use, especially fathers' marijuana use. Personality measures were secondary in predicting mushroom use. Given these distinctive patterns, researchers examining social and personality influences on drug use should analyze their data separately by sex.

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