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Substance abuse and psychological well-being of South African adolescents in an urban context
Dissertation (MA (Clinical Psychology))--University of Pretoria, 2007.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/26379 Substance abuse and psychological well-being of South African adolescents in an urban context Visser, M.J. (Maretha Johanna) leighrou@icon.co.za Routledge, Leigh-Anne Psychological well-being High-risk Adolescents Comorbidity Substance abuse UCTD Dissertation (MA (Clinical Psychology))--University of Pretoria, 2007. This research aimed at identifying patterns of substance abuse among South African adolescents and exploring the relationship between psychological well-being and substance abuse. A thorough understanding of the numerous aetiologies suggested to account for substance abuse were set out at the beginning of the study, as these are crucial to the effective understanding of any high risk behaviour. Psychological well-being was examined as a psychological construct so as to allow for a proper understanding of the term. In this study, 1 918 learners from 13 schools in the Tshwane area participated. The sample consisted of learners from 12 to 19 years of age, 802 males and 1 005 females, from Indian, Coloured, White and Black cultural groups. The students completed a life skills questionnaire that comprised of a Psychological Well-Being Scale, the Life Satisfaction Questionnaire as well as various questions regarding high risk behaviours including substance use. A factor analysis was used to explore characteristics of the Psychological Well-Being Scale. It was found to be a reliable measure for this sample group. Self-report substance abuse patterns of the respondents were recorded. It was found that substance abuse (drinking, binge drinking, drug use) increases with age and that nearly twice as many male adolescents abuse substances. Culture was found to be a determining factor with regard to drinking and binge drinking, however, it was not found to influence drug use. In multifactorial analyses of variance it was found that both psychological well-being and life satisfaction had a significant relationship with drug abuse although no causality can be attributed from the results. Engel’s Biopsychosocial Model and Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Model were used to explain the complexity of the relationship between psychological well-being and substance abuse. Both models highlighted that in order to understand the adolescent, it is crucial to examine his or her cultural and familial behaviours that support their high risk activities. Psychology unrestricted 2013-09-07T04:54:33Z 2007-07-17 2013-09-07T04:54:33Z 2005-12-12 2007-07-17 2007-07-17 Dissertation Routledge, L 2005, Substance abuse and psychological well-being of South African adolescents in an urban context, MA dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/26379 > http://hdl.handle.net/2263/26379 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-07172007-145323/ © 2005, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Psychological well-being High-risk Adolescents Comorbidity Substance abuse UCTD Substance abuse and psychological well-being of South African adolescents in an urban context |
| title | Substance abuse and psychological well-being of South African adolescents in an urban context |
| title_full | Substance abuse and psychological well-being of South African adolescents in an urban context |
| title_fullStr | Substance abuse and psychological well-being of South African adolescents in an urban context |
| title_full_unstemmed | Substance abuse and psychological well-being of South African adolescents in an urban context |
| title_short | Substance abuse and psychological well-being of South African adolescents in an urban context |
| title_sort | substance abuse and psychological well being of south african adolescents in an urban context |
| topic | Psychological well-being High-risk Adolescents Comorbidity Substance abuse UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/26379 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-07172007-145323/ |