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ArticlePsychopharmacology2026

Social cognition in young adults who endorse a cannabis use disorder.

Gabrielle Abbott, Lisa-Marie Greenwood, Jessica G Bartschi, Suraya Dunsford, Isabella Goodwin, Anastasia Paloubis, Marianna Quinones-Valera, Eugene McTavish, Antonio Verdejo-Garcia, Janna Cousijn and 3 more

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Gabrielle AbbottSchool of Psychology, Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia.
Lisa-Marie GreenwoodSchool of Medicine and Psychology, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
Jessica G BartschiSchool of Psychology, Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia.
Suraya DunsfordSchool of Psychology, Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia.
Isabella GoodwinNeuroscience of Addiction and Mental Health Program, Healthy Brain and Mind Research Centre, School of Health and Behavioural Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University, Level 5 Daniel Mannix Building, 115 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, VIC, 3065, Australia.
Anastasia PaloubisNeuroscience of Addiction and Mental Health Program, Healthy Brain and Mind Research Centre, School of Health and Behavioural Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University, Level 5 Daniel Mannix Building, 115 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, VIC, 3065, Australia.
Marianna Quinones-ValeraNeuroscience of Addiction and Mental Health Program, Healthy Brain and Mind Research Centre, School of Health and Behavioural Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University, Level 5 Daniel Mannix Building, 115 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, VIC, 3065, Australia.
Eugene McTavishNeuroscience of Addiction and Mental Health Program, Healthy Brain and Mind Research Centre, School of Health and Behavioural Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University, Level 5 Daniel Mannix Building, 115 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, VIC, 3065, Australia.
Antonio Verdejo-GarciaSchool of Psychological Sciences and Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
Janna CousijnNeuroscience of Addiction Lab, Department of Psychology, Education & Child Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Gary C K ChanNational Centre for Youth Substance Use Research, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Nadia SolowijSchool of Psychology, Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia.
Valentina LorenzettiNeuroscience of Addiction and Mental Health Program, Healthy Brain and Mind Research Centre, School of Health and Behavioural Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University, Level 5 Daniel Mannix Building, 115 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, VIC, 3065, Australia. valentina.lorenzetti@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5917-7068

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Abstract

rationaleCannabis use disorder (CUD) affects over 50 million people globally. Emerging evidence shows that some people with CUD may experience altered social cognition (e.g., emotion recognition or differentiation). These impairments can affect their ability to understand others' emotional states and navigate social interactions, potentially contributing to chronic cannabis use, even when it leads to interpersonal problems. However, the literature on social cognition in cannabis users is inconsistent, based on a paucity of studies, and characterised by methodological issues including conflation of remitted and current CUD (i.e., does not consider abstinence effects on cognition), limited assessment of cannabis metrics (e.g., dosage) and confounds entrenched with CUD (e.g., nicotine/alcohol use, anxiety). OBJECTIVES/

methodsWe aimed to examine social cognition (i.e., emotion recognition and differentiation, immediate/delayed face memory) in relation to endorsement of CUD (n = 83) vs. controls (n = 32), and measures of level of problematic cannabis use (i.e., Cannabis Use Disorder Identification Test - Revised; CUDIT-R) and dosage (i.e., cannabis grams/past month), accounting for hours since last cannabis use, nicotine/alcohol use, and trait anxiety.

resultsThere were no significant effects of CUD (d = 0-0.314) or dosage and level of problematic cannabis use on social cognition.

conclusionsAltered social cognition may not be a key feature of CUD, or the relationship between CUD and cognition may be moderated by factors such as age, treatment seeking, education, and IQ. In this study, younger age and higher education or IQ may have served as protective factors against social alterations. Replication studies are required to validate this notion.

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Marijuana AbuseSocial CognitionAdolescentAdultEmotionsFemaleHumansMaleYoung AdultCannabisCannabis use disorderDosageEmotionSocial cognition

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PMID40958032
PMCPMC13035583

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