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Decisional balance and processes of change in community-recruited with moderate-high versus mild severity of cannabis dependence
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posted on 2017-12-04, 00:00 authored by F López-Torrecillas, E M López-Quirantes, A Maldonado, Natalia Albein-UriosNatalia Albein-Urios, M D M Rueda, A Verdejo-GarciaDecisional Balance and Processes of Change are generally addressed in motivational interventions for the treatment of cannabis use disorders. However, specific aspects of these multifaceted constructs, with greater relevance for severe cannabis users, need to be ascertained to enable better interventions. This study aimed to compare the different facets of decisional balance and processes of change between mild and severe cannabis users in a community-based sample of young undergraduates. Thirty-one severe cannabis users and 31 mild cannabis users, indicated with the Severity of Dependence Scale, were assessed using the Decisional Balance Questionnaire (DBQ) and the Processes of Change Questionnaire (PCQ). We found that severe cannabis users had higher scores in the DBQ dimensions of Utilitarian Gains for the Self, Utilitarian Gains for Significant Others, and Self-approval, as well as in the total subscale of Gains but not Losses. The group of severe cannabis users also had higher scores in the PCQ dimensions of Self-revaluations and Counter-conditioning. Our results pinpoint specific dimensions of Decisional Balance and Processes of Change that are endorsed by severe cannabis users. This knowledge could be applied to inform motivational interventions targeting severe cannabis users.
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PLoS OneVolume
12Issue
12Article number
e0188476Publisher
Public Library of ScienceLocation
San Francisco, Calif.Publisher DOI
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1932-6203Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal; C Journal articleCopyright notice
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AdolescentAdultBehavior TherapyDecision MakingFemaleHumansMaleMarijuana AbuseMotivationSeverity of Illness IndexSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultScience & TechnologyMultidisciplinary SciencesScience & Technology - Other TopicsPSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIESNICOTINE DEPENDENCESMOKING-CESSATIONFAGERSTROM TESTALCOHOL-USESCALE SDSBEHAVIORSUSERSRELIABILITYRELAPSERS
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