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Association among peer substance use, religiosity and substance abuse in high school students

This study examined the association among peer substance use, religiosity and substance abuse. The respondents of the study were 352 adolescents aged 13-18 years from Somolu, Lagos, Nigeria. The participants completed three validated instruments measuring, peer substance use, religiosity and substan...

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Main Authors: Uba, Ikechukwu, Yaacob, Siti Nor, Abu Talib, Mansor, Abdullah, Rohani, Mofrad, Sakineh
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Language:English
Published: Medwell Journals 2014
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36575/1/Association%20among%20peer%20substance%20use.pdf
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http://www.medwelljournals.com/abstract/?doi=pjssci.2014.1.6
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spelling my.upm.eprints.365752015-10-06T00:53:24Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36575/ Association among peer substance use, religiosity and substance abuse in high school students Uba, Ikechukwu Yaacob, Siti Nor Abu Talib, Mansor Abdullah, Rohani Mofrad, Sakineh This study examined the association among peer substance use, religiosity and substance abuse. The respondents of the study were 352 adolescents aged 13-18 years from Somolu, Lagos, Nigeria. The participants completed three validated instruments measuring, peer substance use, religiosity and substance abuse. The result indicated a partial mediation effect of religiosity in the relationship between peer substance use and substance abuse. Recommendations of the study highlighted the ameliorative capabilities of religiosity and its importance in the upbringing of a child. Medwell Journals 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36575/1/Association%20among%20peer%20substance%20use.pdf Uba, Ikechukwu and Yaacob, Siti Nor and Abu Talib, Mansor and Abdullah, Rohani and Mofrad, Sakineh (2014) Association among peer substance use, religiosity and substance abuse in high school students. Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences, 11 (1). pp. 1-6. ISSN 1683-8831; ESSN: 1993-6052 http://www.medwelljournals.com/abstract/?doi=pjssci.2014.1.6
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description This study examined the association among peer substance use, religiosity and substance abuse. The respondents of the study were 352 adolescents aged 13-18 years from Somolu, Lagos, Nigeria. The participants completed three validated instruments measuring, peer substance use, religiosity and substance abuse. The result indicated a partial mediation effect of religiosity in the relationship between peer substance use and substance abuse. Recommendations of the study highlighted the ameliorative capabilities of religiosity and its importance in the upbringing of a child.
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author Uba, Ikechukwu
Yaacob, Siti Nor
Abu Talib, Mansor
Abdullah, Rohani
Mofrad, Sakineh
spellingShingle Uba, Ikechukwu
Yaacob, Siti Nor
Abu Talib, Mansor
Abdullah, Rohani
Mofrad, Sakineh
Association among peer substance use, religiosity and substance abuse in high school students
author_facet Uba, Ikechukwu
Yaacob, Siti Nor
Abu Talib, Mansor
Abdullah, Rohani
Mofrad, Sakineh
author_sort Uba, Ikechukwu
title Association among peer substance use, religiosity and substance abuse in high school students
title_short Association among peer substance use, religiosity and substance abuse in high school students
title_full Association among peer substance use, religiosity and substance abuse in high school students
title_fullStr Association among peer substance use, religiosity and substance abuse in high school students
title_full_unstemmed Association among peer substance use, religiosity and substance abuse in high school students
title_sort association among peer substance use, religiosity and substance abuse in high school students
publisher Medwell Journals
publishDate 2014
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36575/1/Association%20among%20peer%20substance%20use.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36575/
http://www.medwelljournals.com/abstract/?doi=pjssci.2014.1.6
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