Self-control and drug use
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.20882/adicciones.436Keywords:
self-control, assertiveness, drug useAbstract
In this study, we attempted to relate drug use with self-control, attributional style, assertiveness and self-efficacy. 53 subjects, alcohol, hashish, cocaine and heroin users, took part in the study. They were contacted in youth hang-outs such as sports clubs, bars, associations, and study or work centres. The measurement tools used in the study were: Self-control Questionnaire by Rosenbaum (1980), Attributional Style Questionnaire by Peterson et al. (1982), Assertiveness Inventory by Rathus (1973) and Self-efficacy Scale by Sherer et al. (1982). Two lineal multiple regression analyses were carried out, for each of the variables that make up the severity of the use, these variables being: quantity used (alcohol, hashish, cocaine and heroin) and drug use chronicity (years using alcohol, hashish, cocaine and heroin). In the two multiple lineal regression analyses, the independent variables are the same personality variables (self-control, assertiveness, self-efficacy, attributional style for success, attributional style for failure) and the dependent variables are standardized scores for the quantity of drug use and drug use chronicity. Results show that self-control and assertiveness are related to drug use (quantity and chronicity). The relation between self-control and drug use is inverse whereas the relation between assertiveness and drug use is a direct one. Our results highlight the need to intervene in the variables examined as a way of preventing or reducing substance abuse.References
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