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van Veen, Floris ORCID: 0000-0003-1923-2840, Sattler, Sebastian ORCID: 0000-0002-6491-0754, Mehlkop, Guido and Hasselhorn, Fabian (2022). Feigning Symptoms to Obtain Prescription Stimulants: A Vignette-Based Study on Its Conditions. J. Drug Issues, 52 (2). S. 225 - 250. THOUSAND OAKS: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC. ISSN 1945-1369

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Abstract

This vignette-based study examined the willingness to feign symptoms to obtain a prescription following an analysis on who might use prescription stimulants to enhance performance (N = 3,468). It experimentally manipulated three factors: the social disapproval of prescription stimulant use for enhancement purposes, the physicians' diagnostic efforts, and the medical condition (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy); respondent characteristics of self-control, personal morality, and self-efficacy were also measured. Our results showed that social disapproval of prescription drug use, a personal morality that disapproves of drug use, high self-control, and high self-efficacy were negatively associated with the willingness to use. Willingness increased especially in situations of social approval when there was a stronger personal approval of drug use, or surprisingly when physicians' diagnostic efforts were higher. The feigning willingness was lower in situations of social disapproval and when personal morality disapproved of feigning. Thus, personal and situational characteristics are relevant to understand both behaviors.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code van Veen, Floris UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-1923-2840 UNSPECIFIED Sattler, Sebastian UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-6491-0754 UNSPECIFIED Mehlkop, Guido UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Hasselhorn, Fabian UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-588178
DOI:	10.1177/00220426211055433
Journal or Publication Title:	J. Drug Issues
Volume:	52
Number:	2
Page Range:	S. 225 - 250
Date:	2022
Publisher:	SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
Place of Publication:	THOUSAND OAKS
ISSN:	1945-1369
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language PHARMACOLOGICAL COGNITIVE ENHANCEMENT; SITUATIONAL ACTION THEORY; GENERAL SELF-EFFICACY; COLLEGE-STUDENTS; CRIME CAUSATION; SOCIAL NORMS; GENDER-GAP; ADHD; PERFORMANCE; DRUGS Multiple languages Substance Abuse Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/58817