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Marijuana use, risk perception, and consequences: is perceived risk congruent with reality?
- Source :
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Addictive behaviors [Addict Behav] 2007 Dec; Vol. 32 (12), pp. 3026-33. Date of Electronic Publication: 2007 Aug 03. - Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- The present study evaluates differences in risk perception related to marijuana use as a function of past use and, among those who report marijuana use, as a function of frequency of use and having experienced a consequence in the past. Participants were 725 incoming first year college students in a longitudinal study examining the efficacy of a marijuana prevention program. Analyses of cross-sectional data indicated that risk perception was greater among non-users of marijuana than for those who reported marijuana use (and, in turn, who were more likely to have actually experienced a drug-related consequence). Among marijuana users, risk perception was not influenced by the frequency of marijuana use nor was it influenced by the actual experience of a drug-related consequence. The findings suggest that for abstainers, perceived risk and the potential consequences of marijuana use may serve a protective role against the initiation of marijuana use. For those who use marijuana, intervention efforts utilizing motivation enhancement approaches could explore the discrepancy between perceived risks and actual experienced consequences.
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Attitude to Health ethnology
Female
Humans
Male
Marijuana Abuse prevention & control
Peer Group
Perception physiology
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Social Environment
Socioeconomic Factors
Students statistics & numerical data
Marijuana Abuse psychology
Perception drug effects
Students psychology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0306-4603
- Volume :
- 32
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Addictive behaviors
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 17822856
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2007.07.009