Khajehdaluee Mohammad, Zavar Abbas, Alidoust Mahbobeh, Pourandi Razieh
Department of Social Medicine, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR Iran.
Addiction Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR Iran.
Iran Red Crescent Med J. 2013 Nov;15(11):e7682. doi: 10.5812/ircmj.7682. Epub 2013 Nov 5.
Adolescence is the period of stress and strain. Researchers have shown that adolescents without strong social supports would have tendency towards smoking and drug abuse.
This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between low self-esteem and illegal drug abuse.
Participants were 943 grades nine to 12 high school students, from Sarakhs during 2010 - 2011. Adolescents participated in the study, completed two self-report questionnaires. The first questionnaire included questions about individual and family information, smoking and illegal drug abuse history, and the second was the Rosenberg's self-esteem scale.
53.8% of participants were male (507 individuals). The mean Rosenberg self-esteem score was 19.8 + 5.2, and the most frequent obtained scores were from 22 to 30. The difference of Rosenberg self-esteem score test between students who did not use any substance and those who had a history of smoking or drug abuse like heroin, pills, alcohols, betel nut (Nas) and other drugs (such as Pan and Hookah) was significant (P < 0.001). But this difference was not significant for marijuana (hashish) and opium. The difference of mean self-esteem scores between adolescents who lived with both or one of the parents, and those who did not live with any of parents, was significant (P = 0.04). There was also a significant association between the number of children in the family and self-esteem score.
The current study showed significant association between the Rosenberg self-esteem test results and smoking, and illegal drug abuse like heroin, pills, alcohol, Nas, and other substances. Therefore, increasing self-esteem is essential for preventing the adolescents' emotional and behavioral disorders. This fact could guide us to the new approaches for smoking and drug-abuse prevention in adolescents.
青春期是充满压力和紧张的时期。研究人员表明，缺乏强大社会支持的青少年有吸烟和药物滥用的倾向。
本研究旨在评估自尊水平低与非法药物滥用之间的关系。
研究对象为2010 - 2011年来自萨拉赫斯的943名九年级至十二年级的高中生。参与研究的青少年完成了两份自我报告问卷。第一份问卷包括有关个人和家庭信息、吸烟和非法药物滥用史的问题，第二份是罗森伯格自尊量表。
53.8%的参与者为男性（507人）。罗森伯格自尊量表的平均得分是19.8 + 5.2，最常见的得分在22至30分之间。未使用任何物质的学生与有吸烟或药物滥用史（如海洛因、药丸、酒精、槟榔和其他药物，如潘趣酒和水烟）的学生之间的罗森伯格自尊量表得分测试差异显著（P < 0.001）。但大麻（哈希什）和鸦片的差异不显著。与父母双方或一方同住的青少年与不住在任何父母身边的青少年之间的平均自尊得分差异显著（P = 0.04）。家庭孩子数量与自尊得分之间也存在显著关联。
当前研究表明罗森伯格自尊测试结果与吸烟以及海洛因、药丸、酒精、槟榔和其他物质等非法药物滥用之间存在显著关联。因此，提高自尊对于预防青少年的情绪和行为障碍至关重要。这一事实可为我们预防青少年吸烟和药物滥用提供新方法。
