@article{ref1,
title="Effects of gender and motivations on perceptions of nonmedical use of prescription stimulants",
journal="Journal of American college health",
year="2014",
author="Lookatch, Samantha J. and Moore, Todd M. and Katz, Elizabeth C.",
volume="62",
number="4",
pages="255-262",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: This study examined the impact on college students' perceptions of nonmedical use of prescription stimulants (NMUPS) of motivation for use and gender. Participants: Participants were college students (N = 695) from 2 universities in different regions of the United States. <br><br>METHODS: Participants read a vignette describing a college student who used a prescription stimulant for a nonmedical purpose and rated their perception of that individual using a semantic differential. A 2 (participant gender) by 2 (gender of the individual described in the vignette) by 3 (motive for use: get high, study, lose weight) design was used. <br><br>RESULTS: The male who used a stimulant to study was rated significantly less negatively than if he used the stimulant to get high. NMUPS as a study aid was viewed the least negatively overall. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Findings suggest that gender does not, whereas motivation for use does, impact students' perceptions of NMUPS.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0744-8481",
doi="10.1080/07448481.2014.891593",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2014.891593"
}