A Phenomenology of Marijuana Use Among Graduate Students. Issue 1 (2nd January 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Garner, Emily
• Is Part Of: Indo-Pacific journal of phenomenology. Volume 16:Issue 1(2016)supplement 1
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 17
• Publication Date: 2016-01-02
• Subjects: Phenomenology -- Periodicals; Psychology -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 142.705
• DOI: 10.1080/20797222.2016.1164997
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2079-7222

Abstract

Abstract: Guided by a hermeneutic-phenomenological methodology, this study focused on gaining an in- depth understanding of the use of marijuana by graduate students, a population which does not fit the usual profile of marijuana users addressed in the field literature, by exploring the experience of being a graduate student who uses marijuana. Semi-structured individual interviews were conducted with seven marijuana users attending a graduate programme of study, with elaboration and clarification of their initial description of their respective experiences dialogically prompted by means of open-ended questions. Five interrelated themes emerged from the analysis of the transcribed interviews, with the central finding indicating that the experience of being a graduate student who uses marijuana involves a process of ongoing negotiation between, on the one hand, messages from society and academia, and, on the other, an inner sense of self and well-being.