Why get high? Coping and enjoyment motives mediate elevated cannabis demand and cannabis-related outcomes.
| Autor: | Schultz NR; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, Davis., Frohe T; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington., Correia CJ; Department of Psychological Sciences, Auburn University., Ramirez JJ; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors [Psychol Addict Behav] 2023 Sep; Vol. 37 (6), pp. 796-808. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jun 15. |
| DOI: | 10.1037/adb0000937 |
| Abstrakt: | Objective: Cannabis is the most used psychoactive substance among adolescents and is a public health concern. Cannabis demand is a quantifiable measure of the reinforcing value of cannabis and comprises two latent-factors-amplitude (maximum consumption) and persistence (sensitivity to increasing costs). Cannabis demand and cannabis motives are important predictors of adolescent cannabis use and associated problems; however, little is known about how these two facets of motivation are causally related. Cannabis motives are thought to represent the final common pathway to cannabis use and may explain why elevated demand is associated with use and consequences. The present study tested whether internal cannabis motives (coping and enjoyment) mediated longitudinal associations between cannabis demand, use (hours high), and negative consequences. Method: Participants aged 15-18 years old ( n = 89, M Results: PROCESS mediation models revealed that enjoyment motives mediated the association between amplitude and persistence and use. In addition, coping motives mediated the association between amplitude and negative consequences. Conclusions: These findings suggest that internal motives, while differentially related to aspects of demand and cannabis outcomes, are important in understanding adolescent cannabis use. Prevention efforts aimed at limiting access to cannabis and increasing access to substance-free activities may be important targets for adolescents. Further, cannabis interventions targeting specific motives for using (e.g., to cope with negative affect) may be important for reducing cannabis demand. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved). |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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