Julia D Buckner1, Sonia M Shah1, Kimberlye E Dean1, Michael J Zvolensky2. 1. a Department of Psychology , Louisiana State University , 236 Audubon Hall, Baton Rouge , LA 70803 , USA. 2. b Department of Psychology , University of Houston & University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center , 126 Heyne Building, Houston , TX 77204 , USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Cannabis use motives are differentially related to cannabis-related impairment and coping motives appear to have the strongest relation to use-related impairment. However, it is currently unknown whether African-American individuals differ from White persons in reasons for using cannabis. It is also unknown whether motives' relations to cannabis use and related impairment vary as a function of race. The present study examined the role of race on cannabis use motives and tested whether motives' relations with cannabis use and related impairment differed by race. DESIGN: The sample consisted of 111 (67.6% non-Hispanic White, 32.4% African-American) current cannabis-using adults. RESULTS: African-American participants did not significantly differ from White participants on cannabis use frequency or use-related impairment. African-American participants endorsed more social motives than White participants. Race interacted with social, coping, and conformity motives to predict cannabis-related impairment such that these motives were positively related to cannabis impairment among African-American, but not White, participants. CONCLUSION: Although African-American and White participants do not differ in their cannabis use frequency or cannabis-related impairment, they appear to use cannabis for different reasons. Further, conformity, coping, and social motives were differentially associated with cannabis-related impairment as a function of race. Findings suggest motives for cannabis use should be contexualised in the context of race.
OBJECTIVES: Cannabis use motives are differentially related to cannabis-related impairment and coping motives appear to have the strongest relation to use-related impairment. However, it is currently unknown whether African-American individuals differ from White persons in reasons for using cannabis. It is also unknown whether motives' relations to cannabis use and related impairment vary as a function of race. The present study examined the role of race on cannabis use motives and tested whether motives' relations with cannabis use and related impairment differed by race. DESIGN: The sample consisted of 111 (67.6% non-Hispanic White, 32.4% African-American) current cannabis-using adults. RESULTS: African-American participants did not significantly differ from White participants on cannabis use frequency or use-related impairment. African-American participants endorsed more social motives than White participants. Race interacted with social, coping, and conformity motives to predict cannabis-related impairment such that these motives were positively related to cannabis impairment among African-American, but not White, participants. CONCLUSION: Although African-American and White participants do not differ in their cannabis use frequency or cannabis-related impairment, they appear to use cannabis for different reasons. Further, conformity, coping, and social motives were differentially associated with cannabis-related impairment as a function of race. Findings suggest motives for cannabis use should be contexualised in the context of race.
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Keywords:
African-American; White American; cannabis; cannabis use motives; marijuana; social motives
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