Marijuana Use and Alienation: A Multivariate Analysis

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Abstract
Research investigating the relationship between marihuana use and alienation is characterized by conflicting findings and a relative lack of multivariate designs. Although a number of potential explanations for this lack of consensus are assessed, the primary focus of this study is on the type of analysis employed. Using bivariate analysis, significant positive associations were found between marihuana use and anomia, political alienation and social isolation. When these same relationships were investigated in a multivarate design, controlling for other relevant factors, they failed to remain significant. There is no direct relationship between marihuana use and alienation. The results question studies that have not taken into consideration relevant control variables in their analyses.

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