Citation
Uba, Ikechukwu and Yaacob, Siti Nor and Abu Talib, Mansor and Abdullah, Rohani and Mofrad, Sakineh
(2014)
Association among peer substance use, religiosity and substance abuse in high school students.
Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences, 11 (1).
pp. 1-6.
ISSN 1683-8831; ESSN: 1993-6052
Abstract
This study examined the association among peer substance use, religiosity and substance abuse. The respondents of the study were 352 adolescents aged 13-18 years from Somolu, Lagos, Nigeria. The participants completed three validated instruments measuring, peer substance use, religiosity and substance abuse. The result indicated a partial mediation effect of religiosity in the relationship between peer substance use and substance abuse. Recommendations of the study highlighted the ameliorative capabilities of religiosity and its importance in the upbringing of a child.
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| Item Type: | Article |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Human Ecology |
| Publisher: | Medwell Journals |
| Keywords: | Peer substance use; Religiosity; Substance abuse; Adolescents; Child |
| Depositing User: | Nabilah Mustapa |
| Date Deposited: | 24 May 2015 01:50 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Oct 2015 00:53 |
| URI: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36575 |
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