Relations between anxiety sensitivity, distress tolerance, and fear reactivity to bodily sensations to coping and conformity marijuana use motives among young adult marijuana users.
The present investigation examines anxiety sensitivity, distress tolerance, and fear reactivity to bodily sensations in relation to Coping and Conformity marijuana use motives among a sample of young adult marijuana users (n = 135; 46.7% women; Mage = 20.45, SD = 5.0). After controlling for current marijuana use frequency (past 30 days), daily cigarette smoking rate, average volume of alcohol used over the past year, negative affectivity, and other marijuana use motives, anxiety sensitivity was significantly and uniquely associated with Coping and Conformity motives for marijuana use. Distress tolerance evidenced significant and unique incremental relations to Coping motives, whereas fear reactivity to bodily sensations was unrelated to any marijuana use motive. These results provide novel information related to the role of emotional sensitivity and tolerance factors as they pertain to specific types of motives for marijuana use among young adults.
Zvolensky
Michael J
MJ
University of Vermont, Department of Psychology.
Marshall
Erin C
EC
University of Vermont, Department of Psychology.
Johnson
Kirsten
K
University of Vermont, Department of Psychology.
Hogan
Julianna
J
University of Vermont, Department of Psychology.
Bernstein
Amit
A
Department of Psychology, University of Haifa.
Bonn-Miller
Marcel O
MO
Center for Health Care Evaluation, Veterans Affairs, Palo Alto Health Care System.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology*; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008385:Marijuana Smoking / Q000523:psychology*; D009042:Motivation; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012677:Sensation; D012925:Social Conformity; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult