Citation
Uba, Ikechukwu and Yaacob, Siti Nor and Abu Talib, Mansor and Abdullah, Rohani and Mofrad, Sakineh
(2013)
Socio-cognitive risk factors of conventional substance abuse.
International Journal of Asian Social Science, 3 (8).
pp. 1770-1780.
ISSN 2226-5139; ESSN: 2224-4441
Abstract
This study examined the socio-cognitive risk factors of conventional substance abuse among adolescents. The research utilized a set of self-report instruments on a sample of 352 high school students (13 to 18 years), from Lagos, Nigeria. The measures assessed substance abuse, peer substance use, stress, depression, self-esteem and religiosity. The result identified low self-esteem as the unique predictor of substance abuse among adolescents. Recommendations of the study emphasized the importance of high self-esteem among adolescents. Future research may examine other variables not assessed in the study.
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| Item Type: | Article |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Human Ecology |
| Publisher: | Asian Economic and Social Society |
| Keywords: | Stress; Self-esteem; Depression; Religosity; Peer substance use; Substance abuse |
| Depositing User: | Nabilah Mustapa |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Mar 2015 02:54 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Oct 2015 01:38 |
| URI: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28212 |
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