TY - JOUR
T1 - Marijuana use motives
T2 - A confirmatory test and evaluation among young adult marijuana users
AU - Zvolensky, Michael J.
AU - Vujanovic, Anka A.
AU - Bernstein, Amit
AU - Bonn-Miller, Marcel O.
AU - Marshall, Erin C.
AU - Leyro, Teresa M.
N1 - Funding Information:
This paper was supported by National Institute on Drug Abuse research grants (1 R01 DA018734-01A1, R03 DA16307-01, and 1 R21 DA016227-01) awarded to Dr. Zvolensky. This work also was supported by a National Research Service Award (F31 DA021006-01) granted to Anka A. Vujanovic.
PY - 2007/12
Y1 - 2007/12
N2 - The present investigation evaluated the measurement model and construct validity of marijuana use motives as measured by the Marijuana Motives Measure (MMM; [Simons, J., Correia, C. J., Carey, K. B., and Borsari, B. E. (1998). Validating a five-factor marijuana motives measure: Relations with use, problems, and alcohol motives. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 45, 265-273]). Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and incremental tests of validity of marijuana use motives were conducted on a sample of young adult marijuana users (n = 227, 127 women; Mage = 20.11, SD = 4.30 years). As hypothesized, CFA analysis of marijuana use motives, as indexed by the MMM, demonstrated support for a multidimensional measurement model; specifically, a five-factor solution denoting Enhancement, Conformity, Expansion, Coping, and Social motives for marijuana use, each with satisfactory levels of internal consistency. Subsequent tests of incremental validity suggested that only certain motives were uniquely related to current substance use and cognitive-affective factors. Results are discussed in relation to refining the scientific understanding of marijuana use motives.
AB - The present investigation evaluated the measurement model and construct validity of marijuana use motives as measured by the Marijuana Motives Measure (MMM; [Simons, J., Correia, C. J., Carey, K. B., and Borsari, B. E. (1998). Validating a five-factor marijuana motives measure: Relations with use, problems, and alcohol motives. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 45, 265-273]). Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and incremental tests of validity of marijuana use motives were conducted on a sample of young adult marijuana users (n = 227, 127 women; Mage = 20.11, SD = 4.30 years). As hypothesized, CFA analysis of marijuana use motives, as indexed by the MMM, demonstrated support for a multidimensional measurement model; specifically, a five-factor solution denoting Enhancement, Conformity, Expansion, Coping, and Social motives for marijuana use, each with satisfactory levels of internal consistency. Subsequent tests of incremental validity suggested that only certain motives were uniquely related to current substance use and cognitive-affective factors. Results are discussed in relation to refining the scientific understanding of marijuana use motives.
KW - Confirmatory factory analysis
KW - Marijuana Motives Measure
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U2 - 10.1016/j.addbeh.2007.06.010
DO - 10.1016/j.addbeh.2007.06.010
M3 - Article
C2 - 17602842
AN - SCOPUS:34648834800
SN - 0306-4603
VL - 32
SP - 3122
EP - 3130
JO - Addictive Behaviors
JF - Addictive Behaviors
IS - 12
ER -