Ways of Coping as the Predictor of Alcohol and Drug Use Attitude amongst Adolescents
Keywords:
Adolescence, Ways of Coping, Alcohol and Drug AttitudeAbstract
Our daily lives are identified by stress, but studies also demonstrate that adolescents are more sensitive to it because of the complexity of their underlying issues. However, humans must learn to cope with stress, which is defined as "the act of managing unfamiliar or internal pressures that are considered to be demanding on personal capability and resources. Adolescence is the most sensitive and crucial stage of development wherein physical and psychological changes are at its peak. The rising cases of drug abuse among adolescence are one of the major problems being faced by many of the countries across the globe. Deliberating upon the causative factors of alcohol and drug use among adolescents, the factors could be many; Ways of coping has also been documented as one of the contributory factors. To present research study made an attempt to explore the relationship between ways of coping and attitude towards the alcohol and drug use among adolescents. 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 coming from the state of Haryana, India. The Questionnaire Ways of Coping (Folkman and Lazarus 1988) and Alcohol and Drug Attitude Scale (Singh & Saini, 2010) were used to assess the ways of coping and attitude towards alcohol and drug. The findings of the present study revealed significant positive correlation between ways of coping and its dimensions and attitude towards alcohol and drug use among adolescents.
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