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To determine whether psychological inflexibility indirectly accounts for the relationship between social anxiety and adverse cannabis-related outcomes.

August 14, 2026Substance Use & Misuse

Social Anxiety and Cannabis-Related Problems: The Role of Psychological Inflexibility

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DJDuckhyun JoUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa LQLan QiuLouisiana State University MZMichael J. ZvolenskyOrion Corporation (United Kingdom)

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Cross-sectional study finds psychological inflexibility mediates social anxiety and problematic cannabis use in undergraduates, suggesting a viable therapeutic target.

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To determine whether psychological inflexibility indirectly accounts for the relationship between social anxiety and adverse cannabis-related outcomes.
Cross-sectional online survey of N=143 undergraduate students (77.6% female, mean age = 19.85 ± 2.29 years) who reported cannabis use within the past three months.
Measured social anxiety, psychological inflexibility, cannabis use frequency, coping-motivated use, cannabis-related problems, and perceived barriers to reduction or cessation.
Social anxiety was positively associated with cannabis-related problems, perceived barriers to cannabis reduction or cessation, and coping-motivated use indirectly via psychological inflexibility.
Neither social anxiety nor psychological inflexibility was statistically significantly associated with cannabis use frequency.

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Jo et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7ec6eab70b84ec8b912f68 https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2026.2711947

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Cross-sectional study finds psychological inflexibility mediates social anxiety and problematic cannabis use in undergraduates, suggesting a viable therapeutic target.

Social Anxiety and Cannabis-Related Problems: The Role of Psychological Inflexibility

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