OBJECTIVE: The present research examined the impact of @entity835 motives on @entity286 outcomes. METHODS: The sample included 403 daily smokers (214 males, mean age 35.24 years). A bifactor model of @entity835 motives was examined to determine whether this approach might best elucidate relations between @entity835 motives and smoking. RESULTS: Coping motives were associated with reduced barriers for smoking, fewer negative smoking expectancies, and decreased positive reinforcement with respect to smoking. Conformity motives were associated with fewer internal smoking barriers. Expansion motives were associated with more positive reinforcement related to smoking. Enhancement motives were associated with reductions in smoking for appetite/weight control consequences. The general motives variable, comprised of each of the five motives subscales, was associated with more barriers related to @entity286 addiction, more external barriers, greater positive reinforcement consequences, and more negative expectancies. Coping motives were negatively associated with quit status, and were positively associated with quit status. CONCLUSIONS: Cannabis motives subscales were not uniformly predictive of quit success. Individuals who used @entity835 for conformity reasons were more likely to successfully quit smoking, however, individuals who used @entity835 for coping reasons were less likely to quit smoking. Thus, those who use @entity835 for conformity reasons are less likely to turn to @entity835 during times of stress or to relieve @entity2701 or @entity148 , a view supported by existing literature. This suggests that individuals who use @entity835 for coping reasons may represent a population vulnerable to @entity835 misuse and problems. Additional work is needed to better understand underlying mechanisms.

Cannabis Motives and Quitting XXXX : Smoking Expectancies and Severity among Treatment-seeking Cigarette Smokers.

@entity835 :: ('MESH:D002189', 'Disease') :: ['cannabis'] @entity286 :: ('4097', 'Species') :: ['tobacco'] @entity148 :: ('MESH:D001008', 'Disease') :: ['anxiety'] @entity2701 :: ('MESH:D018781', 'Disease') :: ['tension']
@entity286 :: (4097,Species) :: ['Tobacco']
