The differences between adolescent users and non-users of addictive substances in a low socio-economic status community: Contextual factors explored from the perspective of subjective wellbeing.

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dc.contributor.authorFlorence, Maria
dc.contributor.authorKoch, Elize
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-24T13:40:21Z
dc.date.available2012-08-24T13:40:21Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractThis research aimed to explore the differences between adolescents from a low socio-economic Cape Town community who use addictive substances and those who do not, with regard to subjective wellbeing. The Kidscreen52 was used to measure subjective wellbeing in a sample of 179 Grade 10 and 11 learners; 41.3% of the sample was male. Thirty-five percent of the adolescents reported to be substance users, with significantly more males reporting substance use than females in both grades. Scores on four of the sub-scales were significantly different for the substance users and non-users (namely Feelings, General mood, Family and home life, School and learning). A post hoc analysis indicated that males and females differed significantly on General mood, but that this difference did not interact with substance use.en_US
dc.identifier.citationFlorence, M. and Koch, E. 2011. The difference between adolescent users and non-users of addictive substances in a low socio economic status community: Contextual factors explored from the perspective of subjective well-being. South African Journal of Psychology, 41(4), pp. 477-487en_US
dc.identifier.issn0081-2463
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/403
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmittertrue
dc.publisherPsychological Society of South Africaen_US
dc.rightsThis is the author postprint version of an article published by Psychological Society of South Africa. The file may be freely used, provided that acknowledgement of the source is given
dc.status.ispeerreviewedtrue
dc.subjectAdolescenceen_US
dc.subjectSubstance abuseen_US
dc.subjectLow socio-economic status communitiesen_US
dc.subjectEco-systemsen_US
dc.subjectSubjective wellbeingen_US
dc.subjectCape Metropoleen_US
dc.titleThe differences between adolescent users and non-users of addictive substances in a low socio-economic status community: Contextual factors explored from the perspective of subjective wellbeing.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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