TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Is social anxiety associated with cannabis use? The role of cannabis use effect expectancies in middle adolescence
JO  - Journal of child and adolescent substance abuse
A1  - Schmits, Emilie
A1  - Mathys, Cécile
A1  - Quertemont, Etienne
SP  - 348
EP  - 359
VL  - 25
IS  - 4
N2  - This study investigated the mediating/moderating role of cannabis use expectancies in/on the relationship between social anxiety (SA) and cannabis use in adolescence. Linear/logistic regressions and mediation/moderation analyses were performed in a sample of 1,343 Belgian teenagers (15 to 16 years old). SA was negatively related to lifetime cannabis use. Relaxation, social facilitation, and high-order positive expectancies moderated the relation between SA and lifetime cannabis use, whereas negative behavioral and high-order negative expectancies mediated the link. The potential protective nature of SA on lifetime cannabis use and the diverging involvement of negative and positive expectancies are discussed. <br><br>RESULTS support the importance of expectancies in prevention.<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 1067-828X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1067828X.2015.1039683
ID  - ref1
ER  -