Riesgo de consumo de cannabis en estudiantes de quinto año de Psicología de la Universidad de Cuenca en el periodo 2019-2020

Abstract

The aim of this research is to relate with the sociodemographic variables, the risk of Cannabis use in fifth year students of the Faculty of Psychology of the University of Cuenca. Therefore, the research universe was constituted by 90 students of the psychology faculty between 21 and 36 years old, 55 of the clinical psychology career, 21 of educational psychology and 14 of social psychology. The information collected is given by applying the Cannabis Abuse Screening Test (CAST) scale in order to obtain data that can be compared with the sociodemographic record. Through the analysis of the applications to the population group investigated, it was possible to know that 42 students stated that they had consumed cannabis at some time, and of these almost all had done so recreationally, in addition to those who had consumed, two thirds had done so in the last 12 months. However, no relationship was found between the variables of the sociodemographic card: sex, study day, high school institution, career, etc.; and the CAST scale.