MARIJUANA USE AND ACADEMIC-ACHIEVEMENT AMONG MEXICAN-AMERICAN SCHOOL-AGE STUDENTS - UNDERLYING PSYCHOSOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL-CHARACTERISTICS

While there is some research examining the relationship between academ ic achievement, substance use, and related psychosocial factors, few s tudies have used standardized achievement scores as measures of academ ic achievement. Further, few investigations have been conducted in whi ch high academic achieving substance users have been examined. The pri mary objective of the present study was to identify characteristics re lated to marijuana use among high and low academic achieving Mexican A merican students. Marijuana use and standardized achievement scores we re used as a classification criterion of academic status. Results are discussed in terms of psychological risk factors for both males and fe males, as well as for the use of marijuana among high and low academic achieving students.