Socio-cognitive risk factors of conventional substance abuse
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, str...
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| author | Uba, Ikechukwu Yaacob, Siti Nor Abu Talib, Mansor Abdullah, Rohani Mofrad, Sakineh |
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| description | 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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| spelling | upm.eprints-282122015-10-06T01:38:59Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28212/ Socio-cognitive risk factors of conventional substance abuse Uba, Ikechukwu Yaacob, Siti Nor Abu Talib, Mansor Abdullah, Rohani Mofrad, Sakineh 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. Asian Economic and Social Society 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28212/1/Socio-cognitive%20risk%20factors%20of%20conventional%20substance%20abuse.pdf 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 http://www.aessweb.com/journals/August2013/5007/2344 |
| spellingShingle | Uba, Ikechukwu Yaacob, Siti Nor Abu Talib, Mansor Abdullah, Rohani Mofrad, Sakineh Socio-cognitive risk factors of conventional substance abuse |
| title | Socio-cognitive risk factors of conventional substance abuse |
| title_full | Socio-cognitive risk factors of conventional substance abuse |
| title_fullStr | Socio-cognitive risk factors of conventional substance abuse |
| title_full_unstemmed | Socio-cognitive risk factors of conventional substance abuse |
| title_short | Socio-cognitive risk factors of conventional substance abuse |
| title_sort | socio cognitive risk factors of conventional substance abuse |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28212/1/Socio-cognitive%20risk%20factors%20of%20conventional%20substance%20abuse.pdf |
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