Psycho-social predictors of substance abuse among youths

This study investigates psycho-social predictors of substance abuse among youths. A cross-sectional survey was conducted. Ninety-two purposively selected youths consisting 82 males and 10 females whose ages ranged between 18 and 24years (M= 21.08, S.D. = 1.86) participated in the study. Data collect...

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Published in:Gender & behaviour 2020-06, Vol.18 (2), p.15327-15332
Main Authors: Agberotimi, Samson F., Oduaran, Choja, Asagba, Rachel B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alcohol
Child Abuse
Drug abuse
Drug Addiction
Drug use
Economic development
Emotional Disturbances
Families & family life
Family (Sociological Unit)
Living situation
Males
Meaning
Meaning in life
Men
Narcotics
Nigeria
Prevention
Prevention programs
Psychopathology
Researchers
Self esteem
Statistical analysis
Studies
Substance abuse
Substance use disorder
Undergraduate Students
Young Adults
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Summary:This study investigates psycho-social predictors of substance abuse among youths. A cross-sectional survey was conducted. Ninety-two purposively selected youths consisting 82 males and 10 females whose ages ranged between 18 and 24years (M= 21.08, S.D. = 1.86) participated in the study. Data collected was subjected to SPSS v21 for statistical analysis. The presence of meaning in life and self-esteem jointly predicted substance abuse (R2 = .32, F (2, 89) = 20.68, p < .001), and accounted for about 32% of the observed variation in substance abuse. Living situation (β = .20) also had significant predictive impact on substance abuse among the respondents. It was concluded that both the psychological (meaning in life and self-esteem) and social (living situations) factors have significant impact on substance abuse among youths, thus researchers and practitioners should consider to incorporate them in designing prevention and intervention programs for substance abuse among youths.
ISSN:1596-9231
DOI:10.10520/ejc-genbeh-v18-n2-a11