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Article Dans Une Revue American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Année : 2014

Validation of the French Version of the Marijuana Craving Questionnaire (MCQ) Generates a Two-Factor Model

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Background: Craving is a major issue in drug addiction, and a target for drug treatment. The Marijuana Craving Questionnaire-Short Form (MCQ-SF) is a useful tool for assessing cannabis craving in clinical and research settings. Objective: To validate the French version of the MCQ-SF (FMCQ-SF). Methods: Young adult cannabis users not seeking treatment (n = 679) completed the FMCQ-SF and questionnaires assessing their frequency of cannabis use and craving, cannabis use disorder criteria, and alcohol use. Results: Confirmatory factor analysis of the four-factor FMCQ-SF model did not fit the data well. Exploratory factor analysis suggested a two-factor solution (“pleasure”, characterized by planning and expectation of positive effects, and “release of tension”, characterized by relief from anxiety, nervousness, or tension) with good psychometric properties. This two-factor model showed good internal and convergent validity and correlated with cannabis abuse and dependence and with frequency of cannabis use and craving. Conclusion: Validation of the FMCQ-SF generated a two-factor model, different from the four-factor solution generated in English language studies. Considering that craving plays an important role in withdrawal and relapse, this questionnaire should be useful for French-language addiction professionals.

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hal-02347348 , version 1 (05-11-2019)

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Emeline Chauchard, Nelly Goutaudier, Stephen Heishman, David Gorelick, Henri Chabrol. Validation of the French Version of the Marijuana Craving Questionnaire (MCQ) Generates a Two-Factor Model. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 2014, 41 (1), pp.82-87. ⟨10.3109/00952990.2014.984069⟩. ⟨hal-02347348⟩

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