Marijuana Usage in Relation to Harmfulness Ratings, Perceived Likelihood of Negative Consequences, and Defense Mechanisms in High School Students
作者:
ComoNancy,
PrimaveraLouis H.,
SzeszkoPhilip R.,
期刊:
The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
(Taylor Available online 1994)
卷期:
Volume 20,
issue 3
页码: 301-315
ISSN:0095-2990
年代: 1994
DOI:10.3109/00952999409106016
出版商: Taylor&Francis
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
This study investigated high school students' marijuana usage patterns in relation to their harmfulness ratings of 15 licit and illicit drugs, perceived negative consequences from using marijuana, and types of defense mechanisms employed. Subjects were classified into one of five pattern-of-use groups based on marijuana usage: principled nonusers, nonusers, light users, moderate users, and heavy users. Principled nonusers (individuals who have never used marijuana and would not do so if it was legalized) rated marijuana, hashish, cocaine, and alcohol as significantly more harmful than heavy users. A cluster analysis of the drugs' harmfulness ratings best fit a three cluster solution and were named medicinal drugs, recreational drugs, and hard drugs. In general, principled nonusers rated negative consequences from using marijuana as significantly more likely to occur than other groups. Principled nonusers and heavy users utilized reversal from the Defense Mechanism Inventory, which includes repression and denial, significantly more than nonusers, indicating some trait common to the two extreme pattern-of-use groups.
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