Negative urgency mediates the relationship between childhood maltreatment and problems with alcohol and cannabis in late adolescence

Wardell, Jeffrey D.; Strang, Nicole M.; Hendershot, Christian S.

doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2016.01.003

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“…Recently, colleagues (2015, 2016) were able to replicate the protective effect of alcohol PBS use on alcohol outcomes, as well as most of the direct effects of antecedent variables on alcohol PBS use, including age at drinking onset (positive), drinking motives (negative), and impulsivity-like traits 2 (negative; Bravo et al, 2015Bravo et al, , 2016. Similar to what has been found in the alcohol field, male sex (Johnston et al, 2015), earlier age at first use (Chen et al, 2009), impulsivity-like traits (Kaiser et al, 2012;Robinson et al, 2014;Wardell et al, 2016), and marijuana use motives (Simons et al, 1998;Zvolensky et al, 2007) have all been shown to be risk factors associated with increased marijuana use, consequences, and/or dependence. However, given the nascence of the marijuana PBS field, no studies have examined whether marijuana PBS use mediates the associations between these antecedents and marijuana-related outcomes.…”

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Can I Use Marijuana Safely? An Examination of Distal Antecedents, Marijuana Protective Behavioral Strategies, and Marijuana Outcomes

Bravo

Prince

Pearson

2017

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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ABSTRACT. Objective: Given the high prevalence of marijuana use among college students, it is imperative to determine the factors that may reduce risk of problematic marijuana use and/or the development of cannabis use disorder. We examined marijuana protective behavioral strategies (PBS) as a proximal predictor of marijuana-related outcomes and a mediator of the associations between other known risk/protective factors and marijuana-related outcomes. Method: Using data from a sample of 2,129 past-month marijuana users, collected from 11 universities in the United States, we examined marijuana PBS use as a mediator of the effects of sex, age at first use, impulsivity-like traits, and marijuana use motives on marijuana use frequency and marijuanarelated consequences. Results: Marijuana PBS was identified as a robust negative predictor of marijuana use frequency and marijuana-related consequences. Further, Marijuana PBS use fully or partially mediated the effects of sex, premeditation, perseverance, coping motives, enhancement motives, conformity motives, and expansion motives on marijuana outcomes. Conclusions: Our results suggest that marijuana PBS use is a good candidate to be considered as a mechanism by which marijuana users moderate their marijuana use and attenuate their risk of experiencing marijuana-related consequences. , 2015). In fact, about 30% of college students report past-year prevalence of marijuana use, and nearly 10% meet diagnostic criteria for cannabis use disorder (Caldeira et al., 2008;Johnston et al., 2015). In a recent study across 11 different U.S. universities, Pearson and colleagues (2017) found that between 15.5% and 38.7% (M = 26.2%) of college students report using marijuana in the past month. Further, marijuana-related negative consequences are prevalent with marijuana users experiencing approximately eight distinct negative consequences monthly (Pearson et al., 2017). Although there are several known risk (e.g., earlier age at first use and coping motives) and protective factors (e.g., self-regulation and female sex) of problematic marijuana use, research needs to go beyond examining only distal antecedents 1 and consider more proximal behaviors that may increase or decrease the negative consequences from using marijuana. Within the present study, we focus on marijuana protective behavioral strategies (PBS; Pedersen et al., 2016) as a proximal factor expected to a) relate to both frequency of marijuana use and marijuana-related negative consequences, and b) account for the effects of several known risk/ protective factors of problematic marijuana use.Stemming from a harm reduction focus in the alcohol field, much research has been conducted examining the use of alcohol PBS, defined as "behaviors that are used im-1 We refer to these variables as "distal antecedents" to marijuanarelated outcomes to distinguish them from more "proximal antecedents," which tend to be variables that are less stable, more malleable, and presumed to be more proximal in a causal chain leading to marijuan...

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Can I Use Marijuana Safely? An Examination of Distal Antecedents, Marijuana Protective Behavioral Strategies, and Marijuana Outcomes

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Pearson

2017

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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“…Sensation seeking was associated with tobacco and drug use frequency in both adolescence (Crawford et al, 2003; Spillane et al, 2012; Stautz & Cooper, 2014) and adulthood (Cyders et al, 2009; Krank et al 2011; Perkins et al, 2008), although some research has failed to find a significant relationship (Adams et al, 2012; Wardell et al, 2016; Albein-Urios et al, 2012; Dvorak & Day, 2014). Lack of premeditation was linked to tobacco use, problematic drug use, and SUDs especially in adulthood (Adams et al, 2012; Lee et al, 2015; Moreno-López et al, 2012; Torres et al, 2013; Wardell et al, 2016).…”

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“…Lack of premeditation was linked to tobacco use, problematic drug use, and SUDs especially in adulthood (Adams et al, 2012; Lee et al, 2015; Moreno-López et al, 2012; Torres et al, 2013; Wardell et al, 2016). The research on lack of perseverance has produced mixed results with most studies failing to demonstrate a strong relationship (Albein-Urios et al, 2012; Settles et al, 2012).…”

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“…Positive and negative urgency show the most robust relationship with the risk for SUDs and drug-related problems. In adolescents, positive and negative urgency were positively associated with problematic alcohol use (Settles et al, 2012; Stautz & Cooper, 2014; Tomko et al, 2016; Wardell et al, 2016; Wolitzky-Taylor et al, 2016) and marijuana use (Robinson, Ladd, & Anderson, 2014; Stautz & Cooper, 2014; Wardell et al, 2016). Further, positive urgency was related to drug use (Stautz & Cooper, 2013), and negative urgency was related to problematic cannabis use (Wardell et al, 2016; Wolitzky-Taylor et al, 2016).…”

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“…In adolescents, positive and negative urgency were positively associated with problematic alcohol use (Settles et al, 2012; Stautz & Cooper, 2014; Tomko et al, 2016; Wardell et al, 2016; Wolitzky-Taylor et al, 2016) and marijuana use (Robinson, Ladd, & Anderson, 2014; Stautz & Cooper, 2014; Wardell et al, 2016). Further, positive urgency was related to drug use (Stautz & Cooper, 2013), and negative urgency was related to problematic cannabis use (Wardell et al, 2016; Wolitzky-Taylor et al, 2016). In young adults, positive urgency was related to tobacco dependence (Pang et al, 2014; Spillane et al, 2010), alcohol quantity (Cyders et al, 2009), illegal drug use (Zapolski et al, 2009), alcohol problems (Cyders et al, 2009; Shishido, Gaher, & Simons, 2013), and cocaine addiction (Albein-Urios et al, 2012; Moreno-López et al, 2012).…”

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Age and impulsive behavior in drug addiction: A review of past research and future directions

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Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

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Impulsive behavior is implicated in the initiation, maintenance, and relapse of drug-seeking behaviors involved in drug addiction. Research shows that changes in impulsive behavior across the lifespan contribute to drug use and addiction. The goal of this review is to examine existing research on the relationship between impulsive behavior and drug use across the lifespan and to recommend directions for future research. Three domains of impulsive behavior are explored in this review: impulsive behavior-related personality traits, delay discounting, and prepotent response inhibition. First, we present previous research on these three domains of impulsive behavior and drug use across developmental stages. Then, we discuss how changes in impulsive behavior across the lifespan are implicated in the progression of drug use and addiction. Finally, we discuss the relatively limited attention given to middle-to-older adults in the current literature, consider the validity of the measures used to assess impulsive behavior in middle-to-older adulthood, and suggest recommendations for future research.

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Linking the neural correlates of addiction and negative urgency

Halcomb

Yoder

Cyders

2022

Handbook of Substance Misuse and Addictions

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Negative urgency mediates the relationship between childhood maltreatment and problems with alcohol and cannabis in late adolescence

Abstract: These findings provide support for negative urgency as a unique mediator of the associations between childhood maltreatment and both alcohol and cannabis problems, suggesting that future work on mechanisms in these associations should focus on mood-based impulsivity.

Cited by 73 publications

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Can I Use Marijuana Safely? An Examination of Distal Antecedents, Marijuana Protective Behavioral Strategies, and Marijuana Outcomes

Can I Use Marijuana Safely? An Examination of Distal Antecedents, Marijuana Protective Behavioral Strategies, and Marijuana Outcomes

Age and impulsive behavior in drug addiction: A review of past research and future directions

Linking the neural correlates of addiction and negative urgency

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