Marijuana and hostility in a small-group setting.
The authors used several indices to assess the relationship between marijuana and hostility as both inner affect and verbal behavior in a small-group setting. Marijuana subjects reported a small but statistically significant decrease in hostile feelings after the introduction of a frustration stimulus. They also showed significantly less verbal hostility than placebo subjects both before and after introduction of a frustration stimulus. The authors note that research findings on marijuana and hostility are not consistent and suggest a multidetermined relationship based on dose, environment, nature of the frustration stimulus, and intraindividual factors.
D000328:Adult; D002188:Cannabis / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005639:Frustration; D006126:Group Processes; D006791:Hostility / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders; D014705:Verbal Behavior