The effect of mindfulness on negative automatic thoughts in cannabis users: a cross-sectional study

ABSTRACT

Purpose: This study was conducted to determine the effect of mindfulness on negative automatic thoughts in cannabis users.

Method: The sample size of this cross-sectional study was determined as 60 patients through power analysis. The study was completed with 81 patients. Descriptive characteristics form, mindful attention awareness scale, and automatic thoughts questionnaire-negative was used as the data collection tools.

Results: It was determined that the total mean score of the participants was 32.25 ± 14.09 (low) on the mindful attention awareness scale and 105.52 ± 26.63 (high) in the automatic thoughts questionnaire-negative. Mindfulness levels of the participants statistically accounted for negative automatic thoughts by 47% (p˂0.05).

Conclusion: In the study, it was found that there was a negative correlation between mindfulness and negative automatic thoughts in cannabis users.

KEYWORDS:

• Dependence
• mindfulness
• cannabis
• automatic thought

Limitation of the study

The limitation of the study is that the study was conducted in a single center with a small sample size.

Disclosure statement

The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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Funding

The author(s) received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.