ArticleJournal of studies on alcohol and drugs2022
I Smoke Alone: Indirect Effects of Solitary Cannabis Use on Negative Consequences Through Coping Motives.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Tobacco and cannabis use in the young 'Not in Employment, Education or Training' population: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2026Pooled it
- High-Potency Cannabis Use and Health: A Systematic Review of Observational and Experimental Studies.The American journal of psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Me, myself, and high: precipitants of emerging adult solitary cannabis use.Addictive behaviors reports · 2026Article
- Understanding commercial tobacco and Cannabis co-use in American Indian young adults in California.Addictive behaviors reports · 2026Article
- Influence of cannabis potency on mental health outcomes among adolescents and young adults: scoping review.BJPsych open · 2026Review
- Cannabis consumption and problematic internet use: analysis of a free-text response collected through a self-reported online questionnaire.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- The Protective Role of Savoring on Coping Motives for Cannabis Use and Consequences.Journal of psychoactive drugs · 2025Article
- Real-time antecedents of cannabis use among young adults: An Ecological Momentary Assessment study.Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology · 2025Article
- Exposure to Cannabis in Social Networks and Advertising in Relation to Cannabis-Related Perceptions, Motives, and Use Behaviors Among Young Adults in the US.Substance use & misuse · 2025Article
- Event-level risk for negative alcohol consequences in emerging adults: The role of affect, motivation, and context.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2024Article
- Cannabis use in context: Relations among impulsive personality traits, context, and cannabis problems.Addictive behaviors · 2023Article
- Smoking Mostly Alone as a Risk Factor for Cannabis Use Disorders and Depressive Symptoms.International journal of mental health and addiction · 2022Article
- Dynamic longitudinal relations among solitary drinking, coping motives, & alcohol problems during emerging adulthood.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveUsing cannabis in solitary contexts is associated with greater cannabis use problems than using cannabis in social contexts. However, it remains unclear why solitary use predicts greater problems. Consistent with a social learning perspective, the current study examined whether cannabis use motives mediated the association between context of cannabis use and negative consequences. We also examined whether cannabis type (concentrates vs. flower) moderated the relation between context of use and motives.
methodRecreational college cannabis users (
resultsSolitary cannabis use was associated with greater global negative consequences through coping motives (β = 0.26, SE = 0.10, 95% CI [0.10, 0.43]). Cannabis type did not moderate relations between context and motives, despite concentrate users reporting more frequent cannabis use, more frequent solitary use, and greater consequences than flower users.
conclusionsFrequent cannabis use in solitary contexts was associated with greater negative cannabis consequences, both directly and indirectly via coping motives. Efforts to reduce frequent use of cannabis in solitary contexts, particularly for the purpose of coping, may be beneficial in reducing negative consequences.
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