2021
The Anticipated Effects of Cannabis Scale (AECS): Initial Development and Validation of an Affect- and Valence-Based Expectancy Measure
Waddell J, Corbin W, Meier M, Morean M, Metrik J. The Anticipated Effects of Cannabis Scale (AECS): Initial Development and Validation of an Affect- and Valence-Based Expectancy Measure. Psychological Assessment 2021, 33: 180-194. PMID: 33151731, PMCID: PMC9973752, DOI: 10.1037/pas0000881.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCannabis expectanciesNegative expectationsEvidence of incremental validityAssociated with cannabis useCannabis use frequencyFactor analysisTwo-factor structureAssociated with more negative consequencesConfirmatory factor analysisExploratory factor analysisAlcohol expectanciesCannabis misuseIncremental validityCannabis effectsCannabis frequencyDependence symptomsCannabis usePsychometric limitationsExpectancy itemsValence-basedExpectancy measuresPredictive utilityCannabisPositive expectationsPrior research
2019
Prevalence and correlates of medical cannabis patients' use of cannabis for recreational purposes
Morean M, Lederman I. Prevalence and correlates of medical cannabis patients' use of cannabis for recreational purposes. Addictive Behaviors 2019, 93: 233-239. PMID: 30772776, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.02.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical cannabisRecreational cannabisMental health conditionsLegal statusLegalized medical cannabisMC usersFeatures of MCHigh-risk populationState of residenceParticipating statesRegulatory effortsPrimary medical conditionPrevention/intervention effortsRates of misuseParticipant's state of residencePrescription medicationsTHC concentrationsHealth conditionsPatient useAnonymous surveyMedical authoritiesMedication usersPositive expectationsMedical conditionsCannabis
2007
The Positive Drinking Consequences Questionnaire (PDCQ): Validation of a new assessment tool
Corbin W, Morean M, Benedict D. The Positive Drinking Consequences Questionnaire (PDCQ): Validation of a new assessment tool. Addictive Behaviors 2007, 33: 54-68. PMID: 17618063, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2007.06.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive Drinking Consequences QuestionnairePositive drinking consequencesDrinking consequencesDrinking behaviorConsequences QuestionnairePositive consequences of alcohol useAssociated with drinking behaviorPositive consequencesConsequences of alcohol useSingle-factor structureSplit-half reliabilityIncremental validityExpectancy itemsDiscriminant validityExpectancy measuresPositive expectationsAlcohol useUnique contributionsClinical assessment toolUndergraduate studentsAssessment toolDrinking populationPositive outcomesNegative consequencesDrinking