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_age = 19.18; SD_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.

Supplemental data for this article can be accessed online at https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2021.1942005 .

摘要

简介：大学生非医疗处方兴奋剂使用 (NMUPS) 的两个主要动机类别是出于学术目的和娱乐目的。然而，很少有研究关注这些动机与大学生 NMUPS 观点的关联。此外，有限的研究评估用户性别是否影响观点。方法：当前的在线情景研究采用 2 × 2 析因设计，根据用户动机和性别评估 148 名大学本科生（75% 女性；M_年龄= 19.18；SD_{年龄= 1.30）的 NMUPS 观点。}参与者报告了他们的吸毒污名、处方兴奋剂预期（即预期的吸毒信念和结果）以及个人物质使用。结果与讨论：结果显示用户性别不影响参与者的 NMUPS 观点；然而，与娱乐用途相比，参与者对学术用途的负面看法较少，因此强调需要教育学生了解 NMUPS 的负面后果，即使用于学术相关任务也是如此。此外，探索性分析表明，吸毒污名和处方兴奋剂预期预测了参与者 NMUPS 的观点。

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