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Tytuł:
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Motives Matter: Cannabis use motives moderate the associations between stress and negative affect.
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Autorzy:
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Glodosky NC; Washington State University, Department of Psychology, P.O. Box 644820, Pullman, WA 99164-4820, USA. Electronic address: .
Cuttler C; Washington State University, Department of Psychology, P.O. Box 644820, Pullman, WA 99164-4820, USA; Translational Addiction Research Center, Washington State University, USA. Electronic address: .
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Źródło:
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Addictive behaviors [Addict Behav] 2020 Mar; Vol. 102, pp. 106188. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Oct 26.
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Typ publikacji:
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Journal Article
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Język:
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English
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Imprint Name(s):
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Publication: Oxford : Elsevier Science
Original Publication: Oxford, Elmsford, N. Y., Pergamon Press.
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MeSH Terms:
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Adaptation, Psychological*
Motivation*
Social Conformity*
Anxiety/*psychology
Depression/*psychology
Marijuana Use/*psychology
Stress, Psychological/*psychology
Adolescent ; Adult ; Affect ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Young Adult
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Contributed Indexing:
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Keywords: Anxiety; Cannabis; Coping Motives; Depression; Marijuana Motives; Stress
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Entry Date(s):
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Date Created: 20191110 Date Completed: 20210112 Latest Revision: 20210112
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Update Code:
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20240105
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DOI:
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10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.106188
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PMID:
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31706141
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Young adults in the U.S. report high levels of stress which are known to contribute to depression and anxiety. Regular cannabis users frequently cite coping with stress as their primary motivation for use. However, research indicates that coping motives are associated with potentially negative outcomes, including cannabis-related problems and negative affect. Therefore, the theoretical rationale for the present study is that using cannabis to cope with stress may be maladaptive as it may exacerbate the same problems users are trying to ameliorate. That is, using cannabis to cope may potentiate links between stress and negative affect. We therefore sought to investigate whether cannabis use motives moderate the associations between stress and negative affect. A sample of 988 cannabis using college students completed an anonymous online survey containing measures of cannabis use, cannabis use motives, stress, depression, and anxiety. Correlation analyses revealed significant positive relationships between these variables. Moderation analyses indicated that coping motives was a significant moderator of the relationship between stress and depression, controlling for anxiety. In contrast, expansion and conformity motives were significant moderators of the relationship between stress and anxiety, controlling for depression. While cannabis may provide temporary relief from symptoms of stress, depression, and anxiety, using cannabis to cope may be related to higher levels of depression, and use of cannabis for expansion and conformity may be related to higher levels of anxiety. These findings have practical implications and contribute to emerging evidence demonstrating that motives for cannabis use may predict differential mental health outcomes.
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