Reliability and validity of the Marijuana Motives Measure among young adult frequent cannabis users and associations with cannabis dependence

Benschop, Annemieke; Liebregts, Nienke; Pol, Peggy van der; Schaap, Rick; Buisman, Renate S. M.; Laar, Margriet van; Brink, Wim van den; Graaf, Ron de; Korf, D.J.

doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2014.09.003

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“…One possible explanation for this finding is that contemporary adolescents and young adults may have difficulty sitting with solitude and boredom, as conditioned by interactive technology (LaRose, Lin & Easton, 2003). A recent study examining the factor structure of the Marijuana Motives Measure (MMM; Simons et al 1998) among young adults suggested that boredom and habit loaded onto a separate factor labeled as “routine” (Benschop et al, 2015). The boredom factor on the CMMQ is positively associated with cannabis use frequency (Lee et al, 2009), and boredom motives are associated with problems at a higher frequency of cannabis use among younger users (Hiles, Walsh, Crosby & Swogger, 2014).…”

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Cannabis use patterns and motives: A comparison of younger, middle-aged, and older medical cannabis dispensary patients

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et al. 2017

Addictive Behaviors

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Introduction Medical cannabis is increasingly being used for a variety of health conditions as more states implement legislation permitting medical use of cannabis. Little is known about medical cannabis use patterns and motives among adults across the lifespan. Methods The present study examined data collected at a medical cannabis dispensary in San Francisco, California. Participants included 217 medical cannabis patients who were grouped into age-defined cohorts (younger: 18–30, middle-aged: 31–50, and older: 51–72). The age groups were compared on several measures of cannabis use, motives and medical conditions using one-way ANOVAs, chi-square tests and linear regression analyses. Results All three age groups had similar frequency of cannabis use over the past month; however, the quantity of cannabis used and rates of problematic cannabis use were higher among younger users relative to middle-aged and older adults. The association between age and problematic cannabis use was moderated by age of regular use initiation such that earlier age of regular cannabis use onset was associated with more problematic use in the younger users, but not among older users. Middle-aged adults were more likely to report using medical cannabis for insomnia, while older adults were more likely to use medical cannabis for chronic medical problems such as cancer, glaucoma and HIV/AIDS. Younger participants reported cannabis use when bored at a greater rate than middle-aged and older adults. Conclusions Findings suggest that there is an age-related risk for problematic cannabis use among medical cannabis users, such that younger users should be monitored for cannabis use patterns that may lead to deleterious consequences.

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Cannabis use patterns and motives: A comparison of younger, middle-aged, and older medical cannabis dispensary patients

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Sottile

et al. 2017

Addictive Behaviors

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“…Although many factors across levels of social ecology influence substance use (Abadi et al, 2011; Keyes et al, 2011; Sallis et al, 2008; Tang and Orwin, 2009), motives (i.e., reasons for use) are an important individual-level characteristic because they are related to negative consequences (Blevins et al, 2016b; Lee et al, 2009), including developing cannabis use disorders (Benschop et al, 2015; Schlossarek et al, 2016). Motives may change as a result of cannabis interventions; in prior work, reductions in motives (particularly coping-related motives) predicted post-intervention reductions in consumption and consequences (Blevins et al, 2016a), underscoring the need to examine how cannabis-related motives affect consumption.…”

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Daily associations between cannabis motives and consumption in emerging adults

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Drug and Alcohol Dependence

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Background Increasing rates of cannabis use among emerging adults is a growing public health problem. Intensive longitudinal data can provide information on proximal motives for cannabis use, which can inform interventions to reduce use among emerging adults. Method As part of a larger longitudinal study, patients aged 18–25 years (N=95) recruited from an urban Emergency Department completed daily text message assessments of risk behaviors for 28 days, including daily cannabis quantity and motives. Using a mixed effects linear regression model, we examined the relationships between daily quantity of cannabis consumed and motives (i.e., enhancement, social, conformity, coping, and expansion). Results Participants were, on average, 22.0 years old (SD=2.2); 48.4% were male, 45.3% were African American, and 56.8% received public assistance. Results from the multi-level analysis (clustering day within individual), controlling for gender, race, and receipt of public assistance, indicated daily use of cannabis use for enhancement (β=.27), coping (β=.15), and/or social motives (β=.34) was significantly associated with higher quantities of daily cannabis use; whereas expansion and conformity motives were not. Conclusions Daily data show that emerging adults who use cannabis for enhancement, social, and coping motives reported using greater quantities of cannabis. Future research should examine more comprehensive cannabis motives (e.g., boredom, social anxiety, sleep) and test tailored interventions focusing on alternative cognitive/behavioral strategies to address cannabis motives.

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“…Las cinco escalas resultantes mostraron buenas consistencias internas con alfas de Cronbach de 0,70 o superior (Chabrol et al, 2005;Simons et al, 1998;Zvolensky et al, 2007). No obstante, estudios recientes realizados con el MMM han encontrado que algunas de las cargas factoriales de los ítems originales eran inapropiadas (Benschop et al, 2015). Estos ítems (2, 8, 9 y 16) eran los mismos que fueron eliminados en las versiones cortas del DMQ-R (Kuntsche y Kuntsche, 2009;.…”

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“…Nuestra intención fue desarrollar una versión corta que incluyese los ítems realmente apropiados para valorar los motivos de consumo de marihuana y eliminar otros ítems que habían demostrado no contribuir en la evaluación del constructo (Benschop et al, 2015). Los fines específicos de este estudio fueron: 1) traducir y adaptar el MMM al español; 2) crear una versión corta del instrumento usando análisis de los ítems y de Rasch; 3) explorar la estructura de la versión corta del cuestionario; y 4) estudiar distintas fuentes de evidencia de validez de criterio del cuestionario.…”

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Desarrollo y validación de la versión breve del cuestionario de motivos de consumo de marihuana (MMM SF)

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Resumen AbstractMarijuana motives are a proximal variable to marijuana use. This research aimed to adapt and validate the short form of the Marijuana Motives Measure (MMM; Simons, Correia, Carey, y Borsari, 1998), the MMM SF, in Spanish.The sample comprised 232 participants (mean age = 25.11 (7.58), 50.43% males) who had tried marijuana at least once in their lifetime. El mejor predictor durante la época de mayor consumo fueron los motivos de animación, mientras que los motivos de afrontamiento, y en menor medida los bajos motivos de conformidad, fueron los mejores predictores de los problemas derivados una vez se controló el efecto de frecuencia y cantidad fumada.El MMM SF presenta unas propiedades psicométricas adecuadas y es una medida útil para evaluar los motivos de consumo de marihuana, especialmente durante sesiones de evaluación con tiempo limitado.

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Reliability and validity of the Marijuana Motives Measure among young adult frequent cannabis users and associations with cannabis dependence

Cited by 70 publications

References 31 publications

Cannabis use patterns and motives: A comparison of younger, middle-aged, and older medical cannabis dispensary patients

Cannabis use patterns and motives: A comparison of younger, middle-aged, and older medical cannabis dispensary patients

Daily associations between cannabis motives and consumption in emerging adults

Desarrollo y validación de la versión breve del cuestionario de motivos de consumo de marihuana (MMM SF)

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