Willpower versus "skillpower": Examining how self-efficacy works in treatment for marijuana dependence

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 532-540

  Litt, Mark D ^a   Kadden, Ronald M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

coping; marijuana use disorder treatment; mediation; self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTINGENCY MANAGEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATIONAL ENHANCEMENT THERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; SKILLPOWER; SMOKING CESSATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WILLPOWER; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CANNABIS SMOKING; CASE MANAGEMENT; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMOTION; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING; PSYCHOLOGY; THERAPY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CASE MANAGEMENT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EFFICACY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOLITION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84942607114     PISSN: 0893164X     EISSN: 19391501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/adb0000085     Document Type: Article

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