Drug attitude factors: comparisons of samples from 1985 and 1992

The Stanislaus Chemical Effects Survey, which contains the names of twenty-four substances and asks subjects to rate the relative harm and benefit of each to society, was given to male and female undergraduates in 1985 and 1992. Factor analysis of the responses from each sample were done separately...

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Published in:Journal of drug education 1994-01, Vol.24 (3), p.207-217
Main Authors: Myers, L.S, Vankirk, G, Gentry, T.A, Wakefield, J.A. Jr
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
1985-1992
Adult
Alcoholic Beverages
Attitude Measures
Attitude to Health
Attitude towards mental illness
Attitudes
Biological and medical sciences
Changes
Chemicals
College Students
comparisons
Discriminant Analysis
Drinking
Drug Abuse
Drug prevention
Drug Use
drugs
Factor analysis
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Female
Higher Education
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Medical sciences
Opinions
Oral contraceptives
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
public opinion
Sampling Studies
School Surveys
Social psychiatry. Ethnopsychiatry
stanislaus chemical effects survey
Student Attitudes
Students
Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology
Substance-Related Disorders - prevention & control
Surveys
Tobacco
Undergraduate students
Universities
USA
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Summary:The Stanislaus Chemical Effects Survey, which contains the names of twenty-four substances and asks subjects to rate the relative harm and benefit of each to society, was given to male and female undergraduates in 1985 and 1992. Factor analysis of the responses from each sample were done separately and then a comparison was made of the resulting factors. Fifteen of the twenty-four drugs retained their approximate same position in the structure of drug attitudes between the two samples. Attitudes about three substances, tobacco, oral contraceptives, and PCP, notably appeared to have undergone significant shifts. Discriminant analysis revealed significant differences between the two samples, between males and females regardless of year, and an interaction between year and gender. Findings suggest that attitudes remain conservative about drugs in general and that public policies may be contributing to the shifts in attitudes seen.
ISSN:0047-2379
1541-4159
DOI:10.2190/D6M4-T83W-Q7HH-NGAY