PROBLEM-SOLVING BEHAVIOUR AND SUBSTANCE USE: THE DIFFERENTIAL MODERATING INFLUENCES OF GENDER AND SOCIOECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE.

Published: 10 September 2025| Version 1 | DOI: 10.17632/ftzxtzbrnc.1
Contributor:
Paschal Officha

Description

The current research seeks to add to the body of existing literature and shed light on the psychological processes by which problem-solving factors influence substance use behaviours, emphasising the need for specific interventions that improve adaptive problem-solving abilities to reduce substance abuse in at-risk youth populations. The research hypotheses tested are: 1) There is no significant relationship between problem-solving behaviour domains and substance use among Nigerian youths. 2) Gender does not significantly moderate the relationship between problem-solving behaviour domains and substance use. 3) Socioeconomic disadvantage does not significantly moderate the relationship between problem-solving behaviour domains and substance use.

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Institutions

  • Nnamdi Azikiwe University Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Arizona State University
  • University of Portsmouth

Categories

Psychology, Social Psychology

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