Predicting Substance Abuse in a Sample of Nigerian Undergraduate Students: The Role of Core Self-evaluations and Delay of Gratification
Predicting Substance Abuse in a Sample of Nigerian Undergraduate Students: The Role of Core Self-evaluations and Delay of Gratification
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预测尼日利亚本科生样本中的药物滥用：核心自我评价和延迟满足的作用
DOI：
10.1007/s12646-010-0047-9
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发表时间：
2010
影响因子：
1.3
通讯作者：
James A. Adekoya
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文献类型：
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作者：
G. Abikoye;James A. Adekoya
记录在案的经验证据表明，青年人特别是学生滥用药物的现象在全世界呈前所未有的上升趋势。学生滥用药物与无数负面的身体、社会和心理后果有关，包括肝脏、颅骨和心血管疾病、癌症、交通事故死亡、精神和行为障碍、暴力、成绩下降、辍学和逃学率高的可能性增加、自杀、杀人和意外伤害。事实上，药物滥用现在被认为是世界上许多国家可预防的死亡的主要原因。虽然对学生物质滥用的研究占优势，但缺乏对人格和人口统计学因素的研究。在这个横断面调查中，我们探讨了延迟满足，核心自我评价和人口统计变量的能力在多大程度上预测物质使用的学生（n = 325）的国有，非住宅尼日利亚大学。使用结构化问卷收集相关数据。多元回归结果显示，预测变量的组合共同预测药物滥用约占其方差的22%。独立地，性别，年龄，家庭背景（β = 0.23; p <0.01），出生顺序，延迟满足和核心自我评价预测药物滥用。有人建议，应教育青年人延迟满足的内在好处。应利用心理教育和技能培养方案使学生重新认识药物滥用问题。
Documented empirical evidence indicates that substance abuse among young people, especially students, is assuming an unprecedented upward surge worldwide. Substance abuse among students is associated with a myriad of negative physical, social and psychological consequences, including liver, cranial, and cardiovascular diseases, cancers, vehicular fatalities, mental and behaviour disorders, violence, declining grades, increased potential for dropout and high truancy rates, suicides, homicides, and accidental injuries. Indeed, substance abuse is now considered a leading cause of preventable deaths in many countries of the word. Although there is preponderance of studies on substance abuse among students, there is lack studies on personality and demographic factors. In this cross-sectional survey, we explored the extent to which capacity to delay gratification, core self-evaluations and demographic variable would predict substance use among students (n = 325) of a state-owned, non-residential Nigerian university. A structured questionnaire was used to collect relevant data. Results of multiple regression showed that a combination of the predictor variables jointly predicted substance abuse by accounting for about 22% of its variance. Independently, gender, age, family background (β = .23; p < .01), birth order, delayed gratification and core self-evaluations predicted substance abuse. It was recommended that youths should be taught the benefits inherent in delaying gratification. Psycho-educational and skill-building programmes should be used to re-orient students about substance abuse.
活动和情绪气质作为青少年物质使用的预测因素：自我调节中介模型的测试。
影响因子：
7.6
作者：
Wills,TA;DuHamel,K;Vaccaro,D
通讯作者：
Vaccaro,D
影响因子：
2.7
作者：
Richards, JB;Zhang, L;de Wit, H
通讯作者：
de Wit, H
影响因子：
4.1
作者：
Kirby, KN;Petry, NM;Bickel, WK
通讯作者：
Bickel, WK