Introduction: The current research employed a terror management framework to understand the cognitive effects of frequent drug use. The study focused specifically on cannabis users and tested the hypothesis that frequent cannabis use is associated with the development of cannabis-related worldview beliefs that take on an existential function for frequent users. Method: Participants (N = 226) answered questions about their cannabis use and completed a measure of cannabis worldview investment. Thereafter, they were randomly assigned to a cannabis worldview threat (vs. no threat) condition and completed measures of death-thought accessibility (DTA) and cannabis worldview defense. Results: A positive association between frequency of cannabis use and cannabis worldview investment was observed. Moreover, among high frequency cannabis users, those highly invested in the cannabis worldview evinced significantly more DTA following exposure to the worldview threat than no threat condition. Participants with high investment in the cannabis worldview also showed more derogation of the cannabis worldview threat (vs. no threat) essay-author. However, this relationship was not influenced by DTA or frequency of cannabis use. Discussion: A terror management perspective on drug use is discussed, including implications for understanding drug abuse, addiction, and treatment.

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（不要害怕）冷藏者：大麻世界观信仰和高频大麻使用者中与死亡相关的存在问题的管理

简介：目前的研究采用恐怖管理框架来了解频繁吸毒的认知影响。该研究专门针对大麻使用者，并检验了频繁使用大麻与大麻相关世界观信念的发展相关的假设，这些信念对频繁使用者具有生存功能。方法：参与者（N = 226）回答了有关他们使用大麻的问题，并完成了大麻世界观投资的测量。此后，他们被随机分配到大麻世界观威胁（与无威胁）条件，并完成了死亡思维可及性（DTA）和大麻世界观防御措施。结果：观察到大麻使用频率与大麻世界观投资之间存在正相关关系。此外，在高频大麻使用者中，那些高度投资于大麻世界观的人在暴露于世界观威胁后表现出比没有威胁条件更多的 DTA。对大麻世界观进行大量投资的参与者也表现出对大麻世界观威胁（与无威胁相比）论文作者的更多贬损。然而，这种关系不受 DTA 或大麻使用频率的影响。讨论：讨论了关于药物使用的恐怖管理观点，包括对了解药物滥用、成瘾和治疗的影响。这种关系不受 DTA 或大麻使用频率的影响。讨论：讨论了关于药物使用的恐怖管理观点，包括对了解药物滥用、成瘾和治疗的影响。这种关系不受 DTA 或大麻使用频率的影响。讨论：讨论了关于药物使用的恐怖管理观点，包括对了解药物滥用、成瘾和治疗的影响。