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ArticlePsychology & health2026

A self-determination theory perspective of motivations for cannabis-related harm reduction behaviours: evaluation of an expanded and adapted Treatment Self-Regulation Questionnaire.

Dylan K Richards, Matison W McCool, Matthew R Pearson, Addictions Research Team, This project was completed by the Addictions Research Team (ART), which includes the following investigators

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Article in Psychology & health, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  1. Identifying themes of protective behavioral strategies for marijuana use with structural topic modeling.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2026
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Dylan K RichardsCenter on Alcohol, Substance use, and Addictions (CASAA), University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6791-426X
Matison W McCoolCenter on Alcohol, Substance use, and Addictions (CASAA), University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
Matthew R PearsonCenter on Alcohol, Substance use, and Addictions (CASAA), University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3772-0186
Addictions Research Team
This project was completed by the Addictions Research Team (ART), which includes the following investigators

Funding

Understanding recovery from alcohol use disorder: Longitudinal observation of two voluntary temporary abstinence periodsK01AA030789 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO · PI Dylan K Richards · 2023 to 2026
$726k
Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention and Psychophysiological Self-RegulationK23AA031729 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO · PI Matison William McCool · 2024 to 2026
$618k
NIAAA NIH HHS K01 AA030789NIAAA NIH HHS K23 AA031729
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveWe sought to evaluate an expanded and adapted version of the Treatment Self-Regulation Questionnaire (TSRQ) to assess the internalization continuum of motivation per self-determination theory (SDT) for responsible cannabis use and cannabis protective behavioural strategies (PBS). METHODS AND MEASURES: We recruited 1,196 college students (Study 1) and 1,409 adults (Study 2) who reported past-month cannabis to complete online surveys; a random sample of 501 adults in Study 2 completed a follow-up survey one month later.

resultsWe found support for a 3-factor exploratory structural equation model of a 26-item TSRQ representing autonomous motivation, controlled motivation, and amotivation. Associations of the TSRQ with cannabis outcomes were consistent with SDT such that greater autonomous motivation was associated with more frequent cannabis PBS use (e.g. 'Limit use to weekends'). In contrast, greater controlled motivation and amotivation were associated with more negative cannabis-related consequences and more severe cannabis use. Differences emerged for instructions referencing responsible cannabis use versus cannabis PBS in Study 1.

conclusionsThe results support the use of the expanded and adapted TSRQ to assess motivations per SDT for cannabis harm reduction behaviours. These findings warrant replication and suggest that responsible cannabis use is conceptualized to be distinct from cannabis PBS.

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Harm ReductionMarijuana AbuseMotivationPersonal AutonomySelf-ControlAdolescentAdultFemaleHumansMalePsychological TheoryStudentsSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung Adultcannabiscollege studentsMotivationprotective behavioural strategiesscale revisionself-determination theory

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