@Article{Kruczek2017,
journal="Alcoholism and Drug Addiction/Alkoholizm i Narkomania",
issn="0867-4361",
volume="30",
number="2",
year="2017",
title="Mood and coping flexibility in a group of adolescents using marijuana",
abstract=" Introduction : The  purpose of  the  study was to assess mood and coping flexibility in group of  adolescents using and not using marijuana, and recognise the  nature of  the  relationship between mood and coping flexibility in the  above mentioned groups.   Material and methods : A  total of  129 persons (34 girls and 95 boys) were included in the  study from 16 to 19 years of  age. Mean age in the  study group was M  =  17.36 (SD  =  1.01). The following methods were used in the  study: UWIST Mood Adjective Checklist (UMACL) by Matthews, Jones and Chamberlain in Polish adaptation by Goryńska, Coping Flexibility Scale (CFS) by Kato in the  Polish adaptation by Basińska et al. and socio-demographic questionnaire.    Results : Data analysis show that there are no differences in flexible coping between adolescent users and non-users of  marijuana. There are differences between these two groups in mood. Adolescents using marijuana experience low pleasure and more tense arousal than those not using marijuana. In the  group of  young people using marijuana there isn’t any relationship between mood and coping flexibility. These relationships occur in the  group of  adolescents not using marijuana. Adolescents who present a  higher level on the  hedonic tone sub-scale were more effective in flexible coping. Those who present a  higher level on the  tense arousal sub-scale (anxiety-producing) were less effective in flexible coping.    Conclusions : Although a  numerous of  researches show relationships between coping strategies and using marijuana, the  presented results did not confirm differences in coping flexibility between marijuana-using and non-using adolescents. A  relationship between mood and coping flexibility has only been shown in adolescents not using marijuana.",
author="Kruczek, Agnieszka",
pages="85--102",
doi="10.5114/ain.2017.70287",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/ain.2017.70287"
}