Socio-Cognitive Risk Factors of Conventional Substance Abuse
Vol. 3 No. 8 (2013), Articles
Vol. 3 No. 8 (2013)

Socio-Cognitive Risk Factors of Conventional Substance Abuse

Ikechukwu Uba
Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia
Siti Nor Yaacob
Family, Adolescent and Child Research Centre, Universiti Putra Malaysia
Mansor Abu Talib
Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia
Rohani Abdullah
Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia
Sakineh Mofrad
Department of Psychology, Sunway University, Malaysia
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Keywords

Stress, Self-esteem, Depression, Religiosity, Peer Substance Use, Substance abuse.

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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