Protocol - Motives - Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Substances - Specific - Drugs
- Alcohol - 30-Day Quantity and Frequency
- Alcohol - Lifetime Use Disorder
- Cigarette Nicotine Dependence
- Patterns of Substance Use - Adolescents
- Patterns of Substance Use - Adults - Binge-Drinking
- Screening and Severity of Substance Use Problems - Adolescents
- Screening and Severity of Substance Use Problems - Adults - Alcohol - Lifetime
- Screening and Severity of Substance Use Problems - Adults - Alcohol - Past 12 Months
- Screening and Severity of Substance Use Problems - Adults - Drugs
- Substances - 30-Day Frequency
- Substances - Lifetime Abuse and Dependence
- Tobacco - 30-Day Quantity and Frequency - Adolescent
- Tobacco - 30-Day Quantity and Frequency - Adult
Description
Respondents complete self-administered questions from the Monitoring the Future (MTF) 2015 questionnaire regarding their reason(s) for using marijuana or hasish, amphetamines or other stimulant drugs, tranquilizers, cocaine and/or narcotics other than heroin (e.g., feel good, fit in, anger, tastes good, hooked)
Specific Instructions
Although the MTF is validated for adolescents, the Working Group notes that the instrument could be administered to adults.
Availability
Protocol
1. What have been the most important reasons for your using marijuana or hashish? (Mark all that apply.)
[ ] To experiment - to see what it’s like
[ ] To relax or relieve tension
[ ] To feel good or get high
[ ] To seek deeper insights and understanding
[ ] To have a good time with my friends
[ ] To fit in with a group I like
[ ] To get away from my problems or troubles
[ ] Because of boredom, nothing else to do
[ ] Because of anger or frustration
[ ] To get through the day
[ ] To increase the effects of some other drug(s)
[ ] To decrease (offset) the effects of some other drug(s)
[ ] To get to sleep
[ ] Because it tastes good
[ ] Because I am "hooked"- I feel I have to have them
2. What have been the most important reasons for your taking amphetamines or other stimulant drugs without a doctor’s orders? (Mark all that apply.)
[ ] To experiment - to see what it’s like
[ ] To relax or relieve tension
[ ] To feel good or get high
[ ] To seek deeper insights and understanding
[ ] To have a good time with my friends
[ ] To fit in with a group I like
[ ] To get away from my problems or troubles
[ ] Because of boredom, nothing else to do
[ ] Because of anger or frustration
[ ] To get through the day
[ ] To increase the effects of some other drug(s)
[ ] To decrease (offset) the effects of some other drug(s)
[ ] To get to sleep
[ ] Because it tastes good
[ ] Because I am "hooked"- I feel I have to have them
3. What have been the most important reasons for your taking tranquilizers? (Mark all that apply.)
[ ] To experiment - to see what it’s like
[ ] To relax or relieve tension
[ ] To feel good or get high
[ ] To seek deeper insights and understanding
[ ] To have a good time with my friends
[ ] To fit in with a group I like
[ ] To get away from my problems or troubles
[ ] Because of boredom, nothing else to do
[ ] Because of anger or frustration
[ ] To get through the day
[ ] To increase the effects of some other drug(s)
[ ] To decrease (offset) the effects of some other drug(s)
[ ] To get to sleep
[ ] Because it tastes good
[ ] Because I am "hooked"- I feel I have to have them
4. What have been the most important reasons for your taking cocaine? (Mark all that apply.)
[ ] To experiment - to see what it’s like
[ ] To relax or relieve tension
[ ] To feel good or get high
[ ] To seek deeper insights and understanding
[ ] To have a good time with my friends
[ ] To fit in with a group I like
[ ] To get away from my problems or troubles
[ ] Because of boredom, nothing else to do
[ ] Because of anger or frustration
[ ] To get through the day
[ ] To increase the effects of some other drug(s)
[ ] To decrease (offset) the effects of some other drug(s)
[ ] To get to sleep
[ ] Because it tastes good
[ ] Because I am "hooked"- I feel I have to have them
5. What have been the most important reasons for your using narcotics other than heroin without a doctor’s orders? (Mark all that apply.)
[ ] To experiment - to see what it’s like
[ ] To relax or relieve tension
[ ] To feel good or get high
[ ] To seek deeper insights and understanding
[ ] To have a good time with my friends
[ ] To fit in with a group I like
[ ] To get away from my problems or troubles
[ ] Because of boredom, nothing else to do
[ ] Because of anger or frustration
[ ] To get through the day
[ ] To increase the effects of some other drug(s)
[ ] To decrease (offset) the effects of some other drug(s)
[ ] To get to sleep
[ ] Because it tastes good
[ ] Because I am "hooked"- I feel I have to have them
Personnel and Training Required
None.
Equipment Needs
None.
Requirements
Requirement Category | Required |
---|---|
Major equipment | No |
Specialized training | No |
Specialized requirements for biospecimen collection | No |
Average time of greater than 15 minutes in an unaffected individual | No |
Mode of Administration
Self-administered or interviewer-administered questionnaire
Lifestage
Adult, Senior
Participants
Adolescents
Selection Rationale
The Monitoring the Future (MTF) protocol was chosen because it has been used in a comprehensive research project with large samples that are nationally representative. The MTF is a repeated series of surveys in which the same segments of the population (8th-, 10th-, and 12th-graders; college students; and young adults) are presented with the same set of questions over a period of years to see how answers change over time. The measures for this questionnaire have been validated and used widely in the literature with adolescents and young adults.
Language
English
Standards
Standard | Name | ID | Source |
---|---|---|---|
Human Phenotype Ontology | Addictive behavior | HP:0030858 | HPO |
caDSR Form | PhenX PX520506 - Motives Alcohol Tobacco And Other Substances Specifi | 6930373 | caDSR Form |
caDSR Form | PhenX PX520506 - Motives Alcohol Tobacco And Other Substances Specifi | 6910833 | caDSR Form |
Derived Variables
None
Process and Review
The Expert Review Panel #3 (ERP 3) reviewed the measures in Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Substances, and Substance Abuse and Addiction domains.
Guidance from ERP 3 includes:
• Updated protocol
• New Data Dictionary
Back-compatible: Not back-compatible (vastly different than previous protocol which would require a new data dictionary) and not recommended for use (discredited or no longer considered broadly validated)
Previous version in Toolkit archive (link)
Protocol Name from Source
Monitoring the Future (MTF), 2015
Source
National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, University of Michigan, Institute for Social Research, Monitoring the Future (MTF), 2015. 12th Grade Form, Part B, Questions 28, 53, 68, 92.
General References
Miech, R. A., Johnston, L. D., O’Malley, P. M., Bachman, J. G., & Schulenberg, J. E. (2015). Monitoring the Future national survey results on drug use, 1975-2014: Volume I, Secondary school students. Ann Arbor: Institute for Social Research, The University of Michigan, 599 pp.
Protocol ID
520506
Variables
Export VariablesVariable Name | Variable ID | Variable Description | dbGaP Mapping | |
---|---|---|---|---|
PX520506_Motive_Drugs_Amphetamines | ||||
PX520506020000 | What have been the most important reasons more | N/A | ||
PX520506_Motive_Drugs_Cocaine | ||||
PX520506040000 | What have been the most important reasons more | N/A | ||
PX520506_Motive_Drugs_Heroin | ||||
PX520506050000 | What have been the most important reasons more | N/A | ||
PX520506_Motive_Drugs_Marijuana | ||||
PX520506010000 | What have been the most important reasons more | N/A | ||
PX520506_Motive_Drugs_Tranquilizers | ||||
PX520506030000 | What have been the most important reasons more | N/A |
Measure Name
Motives - Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Substances
Release Date
November 21, 2016
Definition
Instruments used separately to assess the motives (reasons) for drinking alcohol, smoking cigarettes, or using drugs.
Purpose
The purpose of this measure is to assess motives (reasons) for drinking alcohol, smoking cigarettes, or using drugs, by asking the respondent questions about his/her thoughts and motivations for such actions.The Working Group recommends that investigators incorporate two DMQ-R subscales (coping and enhancement) as core items to obtain general information on a variety of substances. The follow-up protocols (including the full version of the DMQ-R) can then be used to obtain detailed information on a single substance.
Keywords
addiction, alcohol, Brief Wisconsin Inventory of Smoking Dependence Motives, Brief WISDM, cigarette, Conformity, coping, Craving, desire, DMQ-R, Drinking Motives Questionnaire Revised, Drugs, Enhancement, Illicit Drugs, marijuana, Marijuana Motives Measure, MMM, nicotine, SAA, social, substance abuse, tobacco, urge, Substance-specific Intermediate Phenotypes
Measure Protocols
Protocol ID | Protocol Name |
---|---|
520501 | Motives - Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Substances - General |
520502 | Motives - Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Substances - Specific - Alcohol |
520504 | Motives - Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Substances - Specific - Tobacco |
520506 | Motives - Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Substances - Specific - Drugs |
Publications
There are no publications listed for this protocol.