The role of spirituality and religiosity in psychoactive substance use among adolescents in a Nigerian Hospital
Objective: Adolescence is a transition period where drug experimentation is common. Spirituality and religiosity have been recognized by literature as having a possible role in stabilizing good physical and mental health. To compare the religiosity and spirituality among adolescents abusing a psych...
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| author | JOSHUA FALADE Adekunle Fatai Mustapha Adedayo Hakeem Oyebanji Olusola Olawumi Falade |
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Objective: Adolescence is a transition period where drug experimentation is common. Spirituality and religiosity have been recognized by literature as having a possible role in stabilizing good physical and mental health. To compare the religiosity and spirituality among adolescents abusing a psychoactive substance and those not abusing psychoactive substances in a Nigerian hospital
Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study conducted among adolescent patients admitted to the drug rehabilitation unit and adolescents attending the General Outpatient Department of the ABUAD Multisystem Hospital, Ado-Ekiti. The Daily Spiritual Experience Scale and Centrality of Religiosity Scale were used
Results: The prevalence of high religiosity and spirituality among the respondents was 57.9% and 56.1%. The prevalence of high religiosity and spirituality among respondents not abusing psychoactive substances was 62.9% and 62.6% respectively, while the level of high spirituality and religiosity among respondents abusing psychoactive substances was 53.0% and 49.1% respectively. A significant proportion of the respondents who had a low level of religiosity (55.9%) abused psychoactive substances than respondents who do not abuse psychoactive substances (45.7%) (X2=7.694 p=0.006). Similarly, more proportion of respondents who had a low level of spirituality (57.4%) abused psychoactive substances than respondents who do not abuse psychoactive substances (44.2%). The observation is statistically significant (X2=11.1, p<0.001). In addition, there was a significant positive correlation between the spirituality and religiosity scores among the respondents (r =0.50, p<0.001)
Conclusion: Psychoactive drug use among the respondent was associated with both low religiosity and spirituality. Therefore, religious activities should be encouraged among adolescents.
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| spelling | doaj.art-0343a9627e70454e9e3342a89c8b96ae2023-01-02T15:12:25ZengBabcock Medical SocietyBabcock University Medical Journal2465-66662756-46572022-12-0152The role of spirituality and religiosity in psychoactive substance use among adolescents in a Nigerian HospitalJOSHUA FALADE0Adekunle Fatai Mustapha1Adedayo Hakeem OyebanjiOlusola Olawumi FaladeAfe Babalola University Ado EkitiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti. Ekiti State Objective: Adolescence is a transition period where drug experimentation is common. Spirituality and religiosity have been recognized by literature as having a possible role in stabilizing good physical and mental health. To compare the religiosity and spirituality among adolescents abusing a psychoactive substance and those not abusing psychoactive substances in a Nigerian hospital Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study conducted among adolescent patients admitted to the drug rehabilitation unit and adolescents attending the General Outpatient Department of the ABUAD Multisystem Hospital, Ado-Ekiti. The Daily Spiritual Experience Scale and Centrality of Religiosity Scale were used Results: The prevalence of high religiosity and spirituality among the respondents was 57.9% and 56.1%. The prevalence of high religiosity and spirituality among respondents not abusing psychoactive substances was 62.9% and 62.6% respectively, while the level of high spirituality and religiosity among respondents abusing psychoactive substances was 53.0% and 49.1% respectively. A significant proportion of the respondents who had a low level of religiosity (55.9%) abused psychoactive substances than respondents who do not abuse psychoactive substances (45.7%) (X2=7.694 p=0.006). Similarly, more proportion of respondents who had a low level of spirituality (57.4%) abused psychoactive substances than respondents who do not abuse psychoactive substances (44.2%). The observation is statistically significant (X2=11.1, p<0.001). In addition, there was a significant positive correlation between the spirituality and religiosity scores among the respondents (r =0.50, p<0.001) Conclusion: Psychoactive drug use among the respondent was associated with both low religiosity and spirituality. Therefore, religious activities should be encouraged among adolescents. https://196.11.231.122/index.php/bumj/article/view/137AdolescentsReligiositySpiritualityPsychoactive substance Use |
| spellingShingle | JOSHUA FALADE Adekunle Fatai Mustapha Adedayo Hakeem Oyebanji Olusola Olawumi Falade The role of spirituality and religiosity in psychoactive substance use among adolescents in a Nigerian Hospital Babcock University Medical Journal Adolescents Religiosity Spirituality Psychoactive substance Use |
| title | The role of spirituality and religiosity in psychoactive substance use among adolescents in a Nigerian Hospital |
| title_full | The role of spirituality and religiosity in psychoactive substance use among adolescents in a Nigerian Hospital |
| title_fullStr | The role of spirituality and religiosity in psychoactive substance use among adolescents in a Nigerian Hospital |
| title_full_unstemmed | The role of spirituality and religiosity in psychoactive substance use among adolescents in a Nigerian Hospital |
| title_short | The role of spirituality and religiosity in psychoactive substance use among adolescents in a Nigerian Hospital |
| title_sort | role of spirituality and religiosity in psychoactive substance use among adolescents in a nigerian hospital |
| topic | Adolescents Religiosity Spirituality Psychoactive substance Use |
| url | https://196.11.231.122/index.php/bumj/article/view/137 |
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