在本科生中,认可类似精神病的经历和有问题的大麻使用与更差的执行功能表现相关
Samantha Johnstone1, Cassandra Wong1, Carson Pun1
1Department of Psychology, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Canada.
Drug and alcohol dependence
|December 13, 2023
概括
问题性大麻使用和积极的精神病类体验 (PLEs) 与新兴成年人的执行功能较差有关. 这表明执行功能可能是风险人群干预的目标.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 精神病学是一个精神病学.
背景情况:
- 具有积极精神病类经验 (PLEs) 的新兴成年人可能面临更大的大麻相关的执行功能障碍.
- 与大麻使用一起的负面/抑郁PLE和执行功能之间的关系不太清楚.
研究的目的:
- 研究问题性大麻使用,积极的PLE和执行功能之间的关联.
- 探索负面和抑郁PLE在与大麻使用有关的执行功能中的作用.
主要方法:
- 大学学生 (N=543) 完成了有关有问题的大麻使用 (CUDIT-R) 和PLE (CAPE) 的在线自我报告措施.
- 一个子集完成了计算机化的执行功能任务:爱荷华州博任务 (IGT; n=251) 和卡片排序任务 (CST; n=270).
主要成果:
- 有问题的大麻使用和高阳性PLE与IGT表现较差和更多的CST坚持性错误相关.
- 高正值的PLEs与较差的IGT结果 (较少的钱) 相关,无论大麻使用.
- 负的PLEs显示了CST坚持性错误的类似模式;抑郁的PLEs与任务执行没有显著的关系.
结论:
- 有问题的大麻使用和令人痛苦的积极的PLEs与执行功能减弱有关.
- 执行职能缺陷可能需要针对有问题的大麻使用和积极的PLE水平高的人进行有针对性的干预.
- 这些发现对理解新兴成年人精神病风险有影响.
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