@article{ref1,
title="Reflective and non-reflective influences on cannabis use among undergraduate students: a qualitative study",
journal="Journal of American college health",
year="2022",
author="Porche, Samuele and Gardner, Benjamin",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Around 40% of US university students use cannabis, 25% of whom present with cannabis use disorder, which endangers health. We investigated the concurrent contribution of reflective processes, which generate action via conscious deliberation, and non-reflective processes, which prompt behavior automatically, to undergraduates' cannabis consumption. PARTICIPANTS: Eighteen UK undergraduates who regularly consume cannabis (11 female, 7 male; mean age 20 y). <br><br>METHODS: Semi-structured interviews explored cannabis motives, routines, cues, and decision points. Thematic analysis identified themes, in each of which reflective and non-reflective dimensions were coded. <br><br>RESULTS: Four themes were identified: cannabis use for relaxation, social bonding, and symbolic-affective significance, and contexts and triggers. Some influences guided cannabis use reflectively in some settings, and non-reflectively in others. Even when cannabis use was consciously driven, non-reflective processes were deployed to execute subservient acts, such as rolling joints. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Findings highlight specific processes and pathways that might be targeted to reduce cannabis-related harm.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0744-8481",
doi="10.1080/07448481.2022.2034835",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2022.2034835"
}