Smith-LeCavalier Kirstyn N, Morris Paige M, Larimer Mary E, Buckner Julia D, Walukevich-Dienst Katherine
University of Washington, Department of Psychology.
Louisiana State University, Department of Psychology.
Cannabis. 2024 Feb 23;6(4):49-66. doi: 10.26828/cannabis/2024/000194. eCollection 2024.
College student cannabis use is at an all-time high. Although frequent heavy cannabis use is related to cannabis problems, perceived risk of cannabis use is rapidly decreasing. Yet, it is unknown whether specific domains of risk perceptions (general and domain-specific risk, risk to others and personal risk) are related to more cannabis use or related problems. Thus, among 130 undergraduates who reported past-month cannabis use, the present study conducted secondary analyses to test whether, for both perceived risk to others and perceived personal risk: (1) general perceived risk was associated with cannabis-related outcomes (i.e., use, negative consequences, cannabis use disorder (CUD) symptoms, motivation to change), (2) seven specific domains of perceived risk were related to cannabis outcomes, and (3) domain-specific perceived risk was related to cannabis use frequency. General perceived risk to others was negatively associated with cannabis use frequency whereas general perceived personal risk was positively associated with cannabis-related negative consequences, CUD symptoms, and importance and readiness to change. Greater legal and withdrawal/dependence risks were uniquely related to several outcomes (e.g., CUD symptoms). Participants who used cannabis frequently perceived more personal risk in most risk domains and less general risk to others than those who used infrequently. Findings suggest personal risk is an important component to consider when assessing perceived risk of cannabis use and focusing on both general and domain-specific risks may provide valuable insight for future prevention and intervention efforts.
大学生使用大麻的情况达到了历史最高水平。尽管频繁大量使用大麻与大麻相关问题有关，但人们对使用大麻的感知风险正在迅速下降。然而，尚不清楚风险认知的特定领域（一般风险和特定领域风险、对他人的风险和个人风险）是否与更多的大麻使用或相关问题有关。因此，在130名报告过去一个月使用过大麻的本科生中，本研究进行了二次分析，以检验对于对他人的感知风险和感知个人风险而言：（1）一般感知风险是否与大麻相关结果（即使用、负面后果、大麻使用障碍（CUD）症状、改变动机）相关，（2）七个特定的感知风险领域是否与大麻结果相关，以及（3）特定领域的感知风险是否与大麻使用频率相关。对他人的一般感知风险与大麻使用频率呈负相关，而一般感知个人风险与大麻相关的负面后果、CUD症状以及改变的重要性和准备程度呈正相关。更高的法律风险和戒断/依赖风险与几个结果（如CUD症状）有着独特的关联。与不经常使用大麻的参与者相比，经常使用大麻的参与者在大多数风险领域感知到更多的个人风险，而对他人的一般风险感知则更少。研究结果表明，个人风险是评估大麻使用感知风险时需要考虑的一个重要因素，关注一般风险和特定领域风险可能为未来的预防和干预工作提供有价值的见解。
