Florence, MariaKoch, Elize2012-08-242012-08-242011Florence, 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. 477-4870081-2463http://hdl.handle.net/10566/403This 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.enThis 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 givenAdolescenceSubstance abuseLow socio-economic status communitiesEco-systemsSubjective wellbeingCape MetropoleArticle