Department of Psychology, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
Psychol Addict Behav. 2012 Dec;26(4):812-20. doi: 10.1037/a0029107. Epub 2012 Jun 25.
Illicit drug use frequently occurs in a context of a drug subculture characterized by social ties with other drug users, feelings of excitement and effectiveness deriving from illicit activities, and alienation from mainstream society. Identification with this subculture is recognized anecdotally as a barrier to recovery, but clear quantification of individual differences in perceived belongingness to the drug subculture has been absent from the literature. The purpose of this study was to describe the development and psychometric properties of a brief self-report measure designed to assess this construct, the Belongingness to Drug Culture Questionnaire (BDCQ). Ninety-six opioid-dependent, methadone-maintained participants completed the BDCQ, related self-report measures, and assessment of drug use patterns. The BDCQ demonstrated high internal consistency (α = .88) and was significantly associated with self-reported days of drug use in the past 30 days, desire to quit, impulsivity, psychopathy, and social, enhancement, and coping drug use motives. These findings encourage continued psychometric evaluation of the BDCQ and study of the role of belongingness in the development and maintenance of substance use disorders.
非法药物的使用经常发生在一个以与其他吸毒者的社会联系为特征的药物亚文化背景下，这种亚文化带来的是来自非法活动的兴奋和效果，以及与主流社会的疏远。人们普遍认为，对这种亚文化的认同是康复的障碍，但文献中缺乏对药物亚文化归属感个体差异的明确量化。本研究的目的是描述一种简短的自我报告测量工具的开发和心理计量学特性，该工具旨在评估这一结构，即药物文化归属感问卷（BDCQ）。96 名阿片类药物依赖、美沙酮维持治疗的参与者完成了 BDCQ、相关的自我报告测量以及药物使用模式的评估。BDCQ 表现出较高的内部一致性（α=.88），与过去 30 天内报告的药物使用天数、戒烟意愿、冲动性、精神病态以及社交、增强和应对药物使用动机显著相关。这些发现鼓励继续对 BDCQ 进行心理计量学评估，并研究归属感在物质使用障碍的发展和维持中的作用。
