Why Use Cannabis? Examining Motives for Cannabis Use in Individuals with Anxiety Disorders

IF 1.5 4区 心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
Mélise J. Ouellette, K. Rowa, D. Cameron, Ashleigh Elcock, N. Soreni, E. Pawluk, R. McCabe
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This study examined cannabis use motives in individuals with anxiety disorders and compared motives between infrequent and frequent cannabis users. It was hypothesised that coping motives would be endorsed at a significantly higher rate than other motives, and that frequent cannabis users would endorse coping motives significantly more than infrequent users. Participants were 144 adults seeking clinical services for anxiety disorders who reported using cannabis. Cannabis use was categorized by infrequent (n = 54) and frequent (n = 90) use. Anxiety symptoms were assessed and deemed clinically significant. Participants completed measures of cannabis use motives, cannabis use patterns, and cannabis use disorder symptoms, cross-sectionally. Cannabis use motives were examined for the entire sample and compared between frequent and infrequent users. In general, cannabis users endorsed coping (i.e., use for managing distress) and enhancement (i.e., use for fun, pleasant feeling, or the high) motives at equal rates (p = .265) and more than other motives (p < .001). Frequent users reported using cannabis for coping and expansion motives (i.e., use to change one's thinking) significantly more than infrequent users. These results indicate that individuals with anxiety disorders use cannabis for various reasons, some of which may not be directly related to their mental health symptoms. Future research is needed to compare motives for cannabis use in those with anxiety disorders, other mental health populations, and the general population, as well as examine motives for cannabis use within specific anxiety disorders.
为什么要使用大麻?研究焦虑症患者使用大麻的动机
这项研究调查了焦虑症患者的大麻使用动机,并比较了不经常和经常吸食大麻的人的动机。有人假设,应对动机的支持率将明显高于其他动机,经常吸食大麻的人会比不经常吸食的人更支持应对动机。参与者是144名因焦虑症寻求临床服务的成年人,他们报告使用了大麻。大麻的使用分为不经常使用(n=54)和频繁使用(n=90)。对焦虑症状进行评估并认为其具有临床意义。参与者完成了对大麻使用动机、大麻使用模式和大麻使用障碍症状的横断面测量。对整个样本的大麻使用动机进行了检查,并对经常和不经常使用大麻的人进行了比较。总的来说,大麻使用者支持应对(即用于管理痛苦)和增强(即用于娱乐、愉悦感或快感)动机的比率相等(p=.265),高于其他动机(p<.001)。经常吸食大麻的人报告称,使用大麻用于应对和扩展动机(即用于改变思维)的比率明显高于不经常吸食的人。这些结果表明,焦虑症患者使用大麻的原因多种多样,其中一些原因可能与他们的心理健康症状没有直接关系。未来的研究需要比较焦虑症患者、其他心理健康人群和普通人群使用大麻的动机,并在特定焦虑症中检查使用大麻的原因。
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Behaviour Change
Behaviour Change PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-
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期刊介绍: Behaviour Change is the journal of the Australian Association for Cognitive and Behavioural Therapy and has long been considered a leader in its field. It is a quarterly journal that publishes research involving the application of behavioural and cognitive-behavioural principles and techniques to the assessment and treatment of various problems. Features of Behaviour Change include: original empirical studies using either single subject or group comparison methodologies review articles case studies brief technical and clinical notes book reviews special issues dealing with particular topics in depth.
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