Naslov
Psychosocial characteristics of marijuana users with regard to the severity of problem use of marijuana and alcohol

Autori
Glavak Tkalić, Renata ; Sučić, Ines ; Wertag, Anja

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Abstract book / - Amsterdam, 2017

Skup
15th European Congress of Psychology

Mjesto i datum
Amsterdam, Nizozemska, 11.07.2017. - 14.07.2017

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
marijuana, problem use, personality, sensation seeking, coping, motives, general population, Croatia

Sažetak
The aim of this research was to compare psychosocial characteristics of marijuana users with regard to the severity of problem use of marijuana and alcohol. Data were collected among subsample of last year marijuana users (N=390), drawn from the large representative sample of Croatian citizens (N=4992), aged 15 to 64 years. The measures used were Severity of Dependence Questionnaire (SDS) - marijuana and alcohol versions, short versions of Marijuana Motives Questionnaire, International Personality Item Pool, Sensation Seeking Scale, and specific dimensions from Brief Cope. Cut-off point of 3 on SDS was used as an indicator of marijuana and alcohol problem use. Marijuana users with problem marijuana use had more prominent conformity, coping, and expansion motives for marijuana use, as well as higher disinhibition, and used behavioral disengagement more as a coping mechanism than marijuana users without problem marijuana and alcohol use. Marijuana users with problem alcohol use had more prominent coping motives for marijuana use, lower result on emotional stability and intellect scales, and used emotional and instrumental social support more as coping mechanisms then than marijuana users without problem marijuana and alcohol use. Results of this study can be used in planning universal and selective preventive interventions.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Psihologija

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