Mood and coping flexibility in a group of adolescents using marijuana

Abstract

Introduction: The purpose of the study was to assess mood and coping flexibility in group of adolescents using and not using marijuana, and recognise the nature of the relationship between mood and coping flexibility in the above mentioned groups. Material and methods: A total of 129 persons (34 girls and 95 boys) were included in the study from 16 to 19 years of age. Mean age in the study group was M = 17.36 (SD = 1.01). The following methods were used in the study: UWIST Mood Adjective Checklist (UMACL) by Matthews, Jones and Chamberlain in Polish adaptation by Goryńska, Coping Flexibility Scale (CFS) by Kato in the Polish adaptation by Basińska et al. and socio-demographic questionnaire. Results: Data analysis show that there are no differences in flexible coping between adolescent users and non-users of marijuana. There are differences between these two groups in mood. Adolescents using marijuana experience low pleasure and more Streszczenie