Assessing Motivations and Gender as Factors in College Students' Views of Nonmedical Prescription Stimulant Use

Autor/inn/en	Summit, Alynna G.; Noel, Nora E.
Titel	Assessing Motivations and Gender as Factors in College Students' Views of Nonmedical Prescription Stimulant Use
Quelle	In: Journal of American College Health, 71 (2023) 5, S.1497-1503 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0744-8481
DOI	10.1080/07448481.2021.1942005
Schlagwörter	Undergraduate Students; Student Attitudes; Drug Abuse; Stimulants; Student Motivation; Gender Differences; Knowledge Level + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Droge; Schulische Motivation; Geschlechterkonflikt; Wissensbasis
Abstract	Introduction: Two prominent motivation categories of college student nonmedical prescription stimulant use (NMUPS) are for academic and recreational purposes. However, little research focuses on these motivations' association with college students' NMUPS views. Further, limited research assesses if user gender influences views. Methods: The current online scenario study implemented a 2 × 2 factorial design assessing 148 college undergraduates' (75% females; M[subscript age] = 19.18; SD[subscript age] = 1.30) NMUPS views based on user motivation and gender. Participants reported their drug use stigmatization, prescription stimulant expectancies (ie, anticipated drug use beliefs and outcomes), and personal substance use. Results and Discussion: Results showed that user gender did not influence participants' NMUPS views; however, participants viewed academic use less negatively compared to recreational use, thus highlighting the need to educate students on the negative consequences of NMUPS, even when use is for academically related tasks. Furthermore, exploratory analyses showed drug use stigmatization and prescription stimulant expectancies predicted participant NMUPS views. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01