Healthy coping styles in men with cannabis use disorder: comparative study of mild, moderate, and severe level

ABSTRACT

Objectives

To examine and compare problem-focused and positive-coping styles among individuals with varying levels of cannabis use disorder (non-users to mild, moderate, and severe users), providing insights into how coping strategies may differ across these groups.

Methods

A cross-sectional study collected data on cannabis use disorder in Rawalpindi and Islamabad. It included moderate and severe cases from rehab centers using purposive convenience sampling, mild users through snowball sampling in educational and recreational settings, and non-users primarily from educational institutes and offices. Only those meeting DSM-V criteria were included. Data was collected using the brief Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced inventory and DSM-5 criteria, analyzed with SPSS 21.

Results

Out of all 204 participants, 104 (51%) were cannabis users, average age of 27 years (SD = 5.37), while 100 individuals (49%) were nonusers having average age of 25 years (SD = 5.65). Positive coping did not show significant variation across all three levels of cannabis use disorder (p = .909), but problem-focused coping revealed a significant variation (p = .001).

Conclusion

Significant differences exist in the use of problem-focused coping styles between individuals with cannabis use disorder and non-users.

KEYWORDS:

• Healthy coping
• problem-focused coping
• positive-coping cannabis use disorder

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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Disclaimer

The text is based on an MS Thesis.

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Funding

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