The Social Representation of Smoking Cannabis and Driving: Comparison between Occasional and Regular Cannabis Using Drivers

Abstract

In France the consumption of cannabis is one of the highest in Europe and when driving, it multiplies the risk of accidents. In this original study, cannabis users were interviewed in order to show the social representation of smoking cannabis and driving. The comparison focused on occasional (N=19) vs regular (N=46) users, all of them drivers. The results confirm the impact of practices on social representations and risk awareness that differs between the two groups.

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“…Those items not chosen are coded "0". The data has been re-coded according to a usual procedure: 1 (-1) ; 2 (0) ; 3 (+1) (e.g., Gaymard & Lucet, 2017). We used Mann-Whitney's U test to bring to light the differences in rank between the two groups.…”