焦虑和逃避应对对可能的大麻使用障碍的影响
Alexis Blessing1, Patricia D Russell2, Madison S Stout1
1Department of Psychology, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX.
Cannabis (Albuquerque, N.M.)
|June 17, 2024
概括
高度焦虑和避免应对策略显著增加了可能患有大麻使用障碍 (CUD) 的风险. 针对焦虑和避免性应对对弱势个体减轻CUD风险至关重要.
科学领域:
- 精神病学是一个精神病学.
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 成 药物 药物 药物 药物
背景情况:
- 焦虑通常会导致人们为了应对而使用大麻,从而增加患有大麻使用障碍 (CUD) 的风险.
- 避开的应对方式与更高的焦虑和有问题的大麻使用有关.
- 面向行动的应对与较低的焦虑和减少有问题的大麻使用风险有关.
研究的目的:
- 调查焦虑和应对方式 (以行动为导向与回避) 之间的相互作用,预测可能的CUD风险.
- 为了确定应对机制是否适度焦虑和CUD风险之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 一项涉及371名大学生 (72.2%为女性) 的横截面研究.
- 参与者完成了自我报告措施,包括抑郁焦虑和压力子表 (DASS-21),大麻使用障碍识别测试修订 (CUDIT-R) 和简要COPE.
- 用物流调节分析来分析数据.
主要成果:
- 焦虑是可能CUD的显著积极预测因素,控制性别.
- 避免性应对,但不是以行动为导向的应对,显著缓解了焦虑和可能的CUD之间的关系.
- 与低焦虑和低避免性应对相比,具有高避免性应对或高焦虑 (即使具有低避免性应对) 个体的可能CUD风险更高.
结论:
- 避免性应对,而不是以行动为导向的应对,在焦虑和可能的CUD风险之间的关联中起着至关重要的作用.
- 对可能的CUD的干预应解决焦虑症状和不适应的回避应对策略.
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