The Relationship between Assertiveness, Conformity, and Drug Use

1981 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M. Williams ◽  
Albert J. Scott ◽  
John K. Stout ◽  
Robert Hertzel
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
University Students ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Hard Drug ◽  
The Relationship

This study examined the relationship between the assertiveness, conformity, and drug use of sixteen (n = 16) university students. Subjects were exposed to a series of ten conformity tasks based on Asch's classic paradigm. The College Self-Expression Scale and the Tentative Drug Use Scale were administered. Assertiveness and conformity scores were blocked on alcohol-marijuana and “hard” drug-use. One-way analyses of variance revealed that alcohol-marijuana users were less assertive and more compliant than “hard” drug users.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between the Accumulated Number of Role Transitions and Hard Drug Use among Hispanic Emerging Adults

2015 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jon-Patrick Allem ◽  
Daniel Soto ◽  
Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati ◽  
Jennifer Unger
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Hard Drug ◽  
Role Transitions ◽  
The Relationship

Protective and Risk Predictors in the Development of Drug Use

1996 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
József Gerevich ◽  
Erika Bácskai
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Protective Factors ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
The Family ◽  
Risk Predictors ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Addictive Drug

The authors examined the relationship of two dimensions of the theory of social development—vulnerability (predictors, risk factors) and protectivity—in two samples, schoolchildren aged ten to fifteen years and addictive drug users. On the basis of the Hirschi model of protective factors, they found that the most important protective factors (attachment, commitment, involvement, belief) act against substance use. A surprising finding was that among the predictors of the addicts some forms of escape from the family act against the development of drug use, that is, they can be regarded as a protective predictor. The findings of the study draw attention to the complexity of the vulnerability-protectivity relationship and to the need for further research.

Examining the Link between Drug Use Disorders and Crime among Chinese Drug Users Receiving Mandatory Detoxification and Treatment

2020 ◽  
pp. 001112872093951
Author(s):  
Spencer D. Li ◽  
Ruohui Zhao ◽  
Hongwei Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Chinese Drug ◽  
The West ◽  
Drug Use Disorders ◽  
Offending Behavior ◽  
Drug Detoxification ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
Female Drug Users ◽  
The Relationship

Prior research has generated inconsistent results about the relationship between drug use and crime. To improve on previous research, this study focuses on drug use disorders as a predictor of crime and offending behavior specifically related to drug use to measure the potential impact of drug abuse and dependence. Through the analysis of data collected from 930 male and female drug users receiving mandatory treatment in two drug detoxification centers in China, the current study finds that drug use disorders significantly predict drug-related crime. The results provide an empirical validation of the findings from the West that drug use disorders and crime are positively related.

Religiosity, Crime, and Drug Use Among Juvenile Offenders: A Test of Reciprocal Relationships Over Time

2018 ◽  
Vol 62 (14) ◽  
pp. 4445-4464 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung Joon Jang
Keyword(s):  
Juvenile Offenders ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Religious Activities ◽  
Hard Drug ◽  
Reciprocal Relationships ◽  
Religious Salience ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Over Time

This article examines whether an individual’s religiosity has reciprocal relationships with crime and drug use among juvenile offenders. Structural equation modeling is applied to analyze 11-wave panel data from a study of juveniles adjudicated or found guilty of a serious offense in two states. Offenders’ religiosity is measured both objectively (participation in religious activities) and subjectively (religious salience, experiences, and efficacy). While holding constant an offender’s exposure time (the proportion of time on the street), previous levels of crime and drug use, and sociodemographic controls, this study found the relationship between religiosity and crime (i.e., nondrug offending) to be either bidirectional or unidirectional. The relationship between religiosity and drug use (binge drinking, marijuana use, and hard drug use) is, however, unidirectional over time. When unidirectional relationship is found, it is religiosity that decreases crime and drug use, not the other way around. Implications of findings are discussed.

scholarly journals Relationship between Stress Symptoms and Drug use among Secondary Students

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iracema Francisco Frade ◽  
Denise De Micheli ◽  
André Luiz Monezi Andrade ◽  
Maria Lucia Oliveira de Souza-Formigoni
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Academic Problems ◽  
Early Screening ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Brazilian Students ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Middle Class Families

AbstractThe aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between drug use and four kinds of stress symptoms in 954 Brazilian students from the 6thto the 11thgrades, in 4 public and 5 private schools in the city of Sao Paulo. Based on their answers to the Drug Use Screening Inventory (DUSI-R) and to the Stress Scale for Adolescents (SSA), we compared regular drug users with non/occasional drug users regarding the frequency of four kinds of stress symptoms (psychological, cognitive, physiological, interpersonal), and the period in which it happened. When compared to non/occasional drug users, regular drug users presented higher levels of psychological, cognitive and physiological symptoms of stress and these symtoms were in the most severe spectrum of severity (near to exhaustion and exhaustion). The association between drug use and stress was even stronger in the youngest age group (11 to 13 years old). Most of the regular drug users were 16 years old and over, from upper-middle class families, had poor family relationships and more academic problems. These results confirm the association between drug use and stress in adolescents and highlight the need for early screening and intervention in both drug use and stressful situations.

Heroin Use and Street Crime

1979 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 335-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
James A. Inciardi
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Criminal Activity ◽  
Street Crime ◽  
Heroin Use ◽  
Heroin Users ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between heroin use and street crime has been studied for the better part of this century, but the findings have been inconclusive. Research in this area has been limited to analyses of criminality in terms of arrest data, and samples have been drawn only from officially known populations of drug users. The present study focuses on a sample of 356 active heroin users from Miami, Florida, and data have been collected de scribing their officially known and self-reported criminal activity. The data indicate that, while active heroin users are heavily involved in street crime, any relationship between drug use and crime is much more complex than has been generally believed. The findings of the research suggest that the wrong questions may have been asked in previous studies of the drugs/crime nexus.

Drug Use and Delinquent Behavior of Small Town and Rural Youth

1977 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 219-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Morris A. Forslund
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Small Town ◽  
Delinquent Behavior ◽  
Rural Youth ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Fremont County ◽  
Twelfth Grade ◽  
The Relationship

Little is known about the relationship between drug use and involvement in other types of delinquent activities among small town and rural youth. The findings presented here are based on responses to a self-report type questionnaire concerning delinquent acts administered to ninth through twelfth grade students at two high schools in Fremont County, Wyoming. The data indicate that there is a significant relationship between drug use and the commission of numerous other forms of delinquent behavior for both male and female students studied. In addition, the data lead to the conclusion that drug users tend to have poorer relationships with both their parents and the school than is the case with non-users.

scholarly journals Exploring the relationship of sleep quality with drug use and substance abuse among university students: a cross-cultural study

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fahmi Hassan Fadhel
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
University Students ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Poor Sleep ◽  
Quality Of Sleep ◽  
Poor Sleep Quality ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background There is a growing interest in studying the area of drugs and college students due to the negative effects that drugs have on a student’s social life, academics, psychology, finances, and health. So, this study aims to identify the relationship between drug/substance abuse and quality of sleep among university students in Yemen and Saudi Arabia. The sample size was 935 (43.21% N = 404 female, 56.79% N = 531 male, 55.40% N = 518 Yemeni, and 44.60% N = 417 Saudi). Students responded to the Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST-10), the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and the Substance Abuse Questionnaire. Results The results showed a high prevalence of drug use: 43.1% of respondents (27.27% N = 219 Yemenis and 15.83% N = 148 Saudis) abuse drugs, 29.41% were in the low level of drug use, 10.48% were in the moderate level of drug use, 2.46% were in the substantial level of drug, and 0.75% were in the severe level of drug use as per the DAST-10. The differences between both countries in terms of drug use were significant (X2 19.394, P < 0.001). The prevalence rate of inhalants was 16.36% and of sedatives was 12.09%, and the differences between countries were significant. The prevalence of poor sleep quality was 24.81%; a total of 7.91% of respondents had very poor sleep quality, while 16.90% had poor sleep quality. The differences between countries were not significant. The relationship between sleep quality and drug use, smoking, and substance abuse was significant. The quality of sleep decreased consistently with a high level of drug use or substance abuse. Conclusions Poor sleep quality is significantly associated with drug use and substance abuse, and it is important to recognize the factors affecting drug and substance abuse among university students. A significant contribution can make for the protection of university students by guaranteeing that psychological interventions for high-risk groups are planned in advance.

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