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Among psychedelic-experienced users, only past use of psilocybin reliably predicts nature relatedness.

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Background

Past research reports a positive relationship between experience with classic serotonergic psychedelics and nature relatedness (NR). However, these studies typically do not distinguish between different psychedelic compounds, which have a unique psychopharmacology and may be used in specific contexts and with different intentions. Likewise, it is not clear whether these findings can be attributed to substance use per se or unrelated variables that differentiate psychedelic users from nonusers.

Aims

The present study was designed to determine the relative degree to which lifetime experience with different psychedelic substances is predictive of self-reported NR among psychedelic-experienced users.

Methods

We conducted a combined reanalysis of five independent datasets (N = 3817). Using standard and regularized regression analyses, we tested the relationship between degree of experience with various psychedelic substances (binary and continuous) and NR, both within a subsample of psychedelic-experienced participants as well as the complete sample including psychedelic-naïve participants.

Results/outcomes

Among people experienced with psychedelics, only past use of psilocybin (versus LSD, mescaline, Salvia divinorum, ketamine, and ibogaine) was a reliable predictor of NR and its subdimensions. Weaker, less reliable results were obtained for the pharmacologically similar N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT). Results replicate when including psychedelic-naïve participants. In addition, among people exclusively experience with psilocybin, use frequency positively predicted NR.

Conclusions/interpretation

Results suggest that experience with psilocybin is the only reliable (and strongest) predictor of NR. Future research should focus on psilocybin when investigating effects of psychedelic on NR and determine whether pharmacological attributes or differences in user expectations/use settings are responsible for this observation.

SUBMITTER: Forstmann M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9834326 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Among psychedelic-experienced users, only past use of psilocybin reliably predicts nature relatedness.

Forstmann Matthias M Kettner Hannes S HS Sagioglou Christina C Irvine Alexander A Gandy Sam S Carhart-Harris Robin L RL Luke David D

Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England) 20230105 1

<h4>Background</h4>Past research reports a positive relationship between experience with classic serotonergic psychedelics and nature relatedness (NR). However, these studies typically do not distinguish between different psychedelic compounds, which have a unique psychopharmacology and may be used in specific contexts and with different intentions. Likewise, it is not clear whether these findings can be attributed to substance use per se or unrelated variables that differentiate psychedelic use ...[more]

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Among psychedelic-experienced users, only past use of psilocybin reliably predicts nature relatedness.

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Among psychedelic-experienced users, only past use of psilocybin reliably predicts nature relatedness.

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