Cannabis use motives on weekends versus weekdays: Direct and indirect relations with cannabis use and related problems

Authors

Julia D. Buckner, Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University, 236 Audubon Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA. Electronic address: jbuckner@lsu.edu.
Katherine A. Walukevich, Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University, 236 Audubon Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA.
Elizabeth M. Lewis, Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University, 236 Audubon Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2019

Abstract

College cannabis users report using more cannabis during the weekend than on weekdays, yet little attention has been paid to the role of weekend and weekday-specific motives for use. The present investigation evaluated the impact of weekend and weekday-specific cannabis motives on cannabis use and related problems among current (past-3 month) cannabis using undergraduates (N = 276). Participants reported more cannabis use motives during the weekend than weekday. Enhancement and social motives were greater than coping, conformity, and expansion motives during weekends. Enhancement and conformity motives were indirectly related to problems via cannabis use frequency for both weekdays and weekends. Yet social, coping, and expansion motives were indirectly related to problems via cannabis use frequency for only weekdays. Findings support the differential impact of weekend and weekday-specific motives on cannabis use and related problems.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

Addictive behaviors

First Page

56

Last Page

60

Recommended Citation

Buckner, J. D., Walukevich, K. A., & Lewis, E. M. (2019). Cannabis use motives on weekends versus weekdays: Direct and indirect relations with cannabis use and related problems. Addictive behaviors, 88, 56-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.08.012