Psycho-Social and Morbidity of Substance Use Disorder in Women

Mariyam Iftikhar ()
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Mariyam Iftikhar: Department of Psychology (University of Gujrat, Pakistan)

International Journal of Innovations in Science & Technology, 2022, vol. 4, issue 6, 82-87

Abstract: Substance abuse disorder is a major and worldwide concern thatcursed countries and mankind. Psychosocial factors influences differ across the person and may contribute to the development of physical and mental disorders. The research aimedto investigate the impact of psychological factors (Self-esteem, Depression, Anxiety,and Decision-Making Confidence) and social factors (Childhood Problems, Hostility, Risk-taking,and Social Conformity) that predictors of substance use disorder in women. en cross-sectional survey design was used in this study. Drug Abuse Screaming Test (DAST) and psychosocial functioning scale wereused to collect data onwomen (N=200). The purposive sampling technique was employed for sample selection;moreover,the snowball technique was also used as the drug-addicted women recommended the other women. Resultsof the study ravels that psychosocial factors were a significant predictor of substance use disorder in women. The finding of the multiple regression analysis reveals that psychosocial factors were significant predictors of substance use disorder in women [R2 =.46, F (1,142)14.26, p

Keywords: Psychosocial factors; Self Esteem; Anxiety; Depression; Social Conformity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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