Examining motivational pathways from adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms to cannabis use: Results from a prospective study of veterans.
Angela K. Stevens, Rachel L. Gunn, Kristina M. Jackson, Brian Borsari, Jane Metrik
Abstract
Among veterans with ADHD symptoms, sleep disturbance is a salient motive for cannabis use, whereas coping with negative affect is a proximal predictor of cannabis problems. Findings support addressing sleep disturbance in adults with ADHD symptoms and converge with extant literature demonstrating robust associations between coping motives and substance use problems. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).
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PsychologyCannabisClinical psychologyPsycINFOStructural equation modelingComorbidityPsychiatryCoping (psychology)Affect (linguistics)MEDLINEStatisticsMathematicsPolitical scienceCommunicationLawAttention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderSleep and related disordersCannabis and Cannabinoid Research