Prescription stimulant expectancies in recreational and medical users: results from a preliminary expectancy questionnaire.
Given the rise of prescription stimulant misuse, examination of effect expectancies could prove helpful. The Prescription Stimulant Expectancy Questionnaire (PSEQ) was designed to explore positive and negative prescription stimulant-related expectancies. In 2006, 157 participants nationwide completed an Internet survey of prescription stimulant use, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms, and expectancies. Multiple regressions demonstrate that positive, but not negative expectancies, predicted frequency of use. Recreational and medical users were classified by hierarchical cluster analysis. Recreational users reported fewer positive and negative expectancies than medical users. Implications and limitations are discussed. Future research is warranted on prescription stimulant expectancies and the utility of the PSEQ.
Looby
Alison
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Department of Psychology, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, New York 12222, USA. al116784@albany.edu
Earleywine
Mitch
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000662:Amphetamines / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000187:drug effects*; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D008774:Methylphenidate / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D055553:Prescription Drugs; D012044:Regression Analysis; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
C090411:Adderall; D000662:Amphetamines; D055553:Prescription Drugs; D008774:Methylphenidate