Socio-Cognitive Risk Factors of Conventional Substance Abuse
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Stress, Self-esteem, Depression, Religiosity, Peer Substance Use, Substance abuse.

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Uba, I. ., Yaacob, S. N. ., Talib, M. A. ., Abdullah, R. ., & Mofrad, S. . (2013). Socio-Cognitive Risk Factors of Conventional Substance Abuse. International Journal of Asian Social Science, 3(8), 1770–1780. Retrieved from https://archive.aessweb.com/index.php/5007/article/view/2532

Abstract

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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