The Role of Safety Behaviors in the Relationship between Social Anxiety and Marijuana Use Problems
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21646571 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nora E Mueller (0000-0003-2192-9663, Florida State University), Katherine A McDermott (0000-0002-9269-1819, Florida State University), Jesse R Cougle (0000-0003-2423-8905, Florida State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 1305-1311 |
| Publication date | 2021-07-29 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Substance Use & Misuse (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1082-6084 • E-ISSN: 1532-2491 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10826084.2021.1922449 |
| PMID | 33998373 |
| OpenAlex | W3160876969 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 29 |
Background: Social anxiety has been associated with higher levels of and more problematic marijuana use. Research suggests that safety behaviors may play a role in the development and maintenance of marijuana problems. However, the safety behaviors that are most commonly associated with social anxiety have not been investigated, nor has the potential moderating role of gender on this relationship. Method: A diverse sample of regular marijuana users (N = 279) completed measures of social anxiety, safety behaviors related to social situations, and marijuana use problems. Results: Social anxiety and safety behavior use were both positively correlated with marijuana use problems. These relationships were stronger in men than in women. Among men only, tendencies to use safety behaviors to cope with social situations accounted for the relationship between social anxiety symptoms and marijuana-related problems. Discussion: The avoidant coping style that characterizes safety behaviors in social anxiety may also underlie problematic patterns of marijuana use, particularly for men. The present study is the first to report an association between safety behaviors in social situations and marijuana use problems and suggests the importance of examining the effect of reducing safety behaviors in social situations, in regular marijuana users with comorbid social anxiety
Anxiety · Developmental psychology · Poison control · Psychiatry · Safety behaviors · Social anxiety · Social inhibition · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies · Psychology
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