For 103 college students, personal values for peer affection and independence were examined in relation to marijuana use. It was hypothesized that amount of marijuana use would correlate positively with values for independence and negatively with values for peer affection, and such correlations were found among users, reaching statistical significance in the case of values for independence. No difference was found between users and non-users. The results are interpreted to support the notion that personal values may be predictive of pattern of drug use in such populations.
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