Social anxiety and coping motives for cannabis use: The impact of experiential avoidance

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 568-574

  Buckner, Julia D ^a   Zvolensky, Michael J ^b,c   Farris, Samantha G ^b   Hogan, Julianna ^d  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

cannabis; experiential avoidance; marijuana; motives; social anxiety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CANNABIS USE; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DIFFICULTIES IN EMOTIONAL REGULATION SCALE; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARIJUANA MOTIVES MEASURE; MULTIDIMENSIONAL EXPERIENTIAL AVOIDANCE QUESTIONNAIRE; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE AFFECT SCHEDULE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ANXIETY; SOCIAL INTERACTION ANXIETY SCALE; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CANNABIS ADDICTION; MOTIVATION; PHOBIA; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MOTIVATION; PHOBIC DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903388794     PISSN: 0893164X     EISSN: 19391501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0034545     Document Type: Article

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