Ego Identity, Self Esteem and Substance Use During Adolescence.
Abstract
A survey was employed to examine the relationship between adolescent psychosocial maturity and substance use. Self reported use of cigarettes, alcohol, and marijuana was categorized into five levels of experience: never tried, included respondents who reported that they had never tried any of the three substances; the tobacco only category was composed of respondents who reported having experienced tobacco (i.e., cigarettes) only; the alcohol group was formed on the basis of having tried tobacco and alcohol; the marijuana category included subjects who had tried tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana; and the final category consisted of respondents who reported recent use (marijuana). These categories were subsequently employed as one of two independent variables in a 5 (substance experience) X 2 (respondent gender) multivariate analysis of covariance(age constituted the covariate) where responses to measures of ego identity(8 subscales) were employed as dependent variables. Significant substance use effects emerged for five of the eight subscales.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 24, 1985
- Accession Number
- ADA173665
Entities
People
- Barbara R. Hartmann
- Randall M. Jones
Organizations
- University of Arizona