Correlation between Two Measures of Self-Esteem and Drug Use in a College Sample
- 1 December 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Psychological Reports
- Vol. 39 (3) , 915-919
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1976.39.3.915
Abstract
The relationship between drug and alcohol use and self-esteem was investigated using students living in a co-ed dormitory. A questionnaire was distributed containing four sections including demographic information, the Coopersmith Self-esteem Inventory (1967), an A Priori Identity Crisis scale, and a frequency of drug/alcohol use scale. 66% of the questionnaires were returned, yielding a sample of 171 males and 219 females. Heavy use of alcohol was related to low self-esteem. No relationship, however, was found between drug use and self-esteem. The relationship between drug and alcohol use and psychopathology is discussed as being a continuum.Keywords
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