Reflective and non-reflective influences on cannabis use among undergraduate students : A qualitative study

OBJECTIVE: Around 40% of US university students use cannabis, 25% of whom present with cannabis use disorder, which endangers health. We investigated the concurrent contribution of reflective processes, which generate action via conscious deliberation, and non-reflective processes, which prompt behavior automatically, to undergraduates' cannabis consumption.

PARTICIPANTS: Eighteen UK undergraduates who regularly consume cannabis (11 female, 7 male; mean age 20 y).

METHODS: Semi-structured interviews explored cannabis motives, routines, cues, and decision points. Thematic analysis identified themes, in each of which reflective and non-reflective dimensions were coded.

RESULTS: Four themes were identified: cannabis use for relaxation, social bonding, and symbolic-affective significance, and contexts and triggers. Some influences guided cannabis use reflectively in some settings, and non-reflectively in others. Even when cannabis use was consciously driven, non-reflective processes were deployed to execute subservient acts, such as rolling joints.

CONCLUSIONS: Findings highlight specific processes and pathways that might be targeted to reduce cannabis-related harm.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:72

Enthalten in:

Journal of American college health : J of ACH - 72(2024), 1 vom: 01. Jan., Seite 328-334

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Porche, Samuele [VerfasserIn]
Gardner, Benjamin [VerfasserIn]

Links:

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Themen:

Automaticity
Cannabis
Dual process
Journal Article
Motivation
Qualitative
Theory

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Date Completed 22.01.2024

Date Revised 22.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/07448481.2022.2034835

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM336896603