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Substance Abuse and Its Relationship with Household Dysfunction and Psychological Distress among University Students

Issue: 
Vol 2, Issue 1 (2015): Substance Abuse and Mental Health
DOI: 
10.7727/wimjopen.2014.265
Pages: 
3–6
Synopsis: 
Systematic sampling was used to collect data from 382 university students about their substance use, experience of household dysfunction and their level of psychological distress. The relationship between these variables was then analysed.

ABSTRACT

Objective:The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between experiencing household dysfunction and substance abuse in adulthood among Jamaican university students.

Received: 
October 13, 2014
Accepted: 
October 27, 2014
Published: 
March 16, 2015
PDF Attachment: 
PDF icon Longman-Mills et al--Relationship between Substance Abuse and Household Dysfunction.pdf
Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
substance abuse
Adverse childhood experiences
household dysfunction
Journal Authors: 
S Longman-Mills
P Whitehorne-Smith
W De La Haye
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