Compensatory Health Beliefs as the Predictor of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Behaviour among Adolescents
Keywords:
Adolescence, Compensatory Health Beliefs, Alcohol and drug abuse behaviourAbstract
Aims / Objectives: Alcohol and drug abuse is a global problem affecting almost every nation. According to World drug report (2018) drug usage is at its peak among 18–25-year-olds. Adolescence is the most sensitive and crucial stage of development wherein physical and psychological changes are at its peak. Deliberating upon the causative factors of alcohol and drug abuse among adolescents, the factors could be many, compensatory health belief (CHB) has also been documented as one of the contributory factors. To present research study made an attempt to explore the relationship between compensatory health beliefs and alcohol and drug abuse behaviour among adolescents. Method: The target population of the study was adolescents with the age group of 15-19 years. The sample of present study comprises of 500 (N=500) adolescents males and females coming from the state of Haryana, India. Compensatory Health Belief Scale (Knauper, Rabiau, Cohen, & Patriciu, 2004) and Alcohol and Drug Attitude Scale (Singh & Saini, 2010) were used to assess the compensatory health belief and attitude towards alcohol and drug. Results: The findings of the present study revealed significant positive correlation between CHBs and attitude towards alcohol and drug abuse behaviour among adolescents.
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