EXAMINING ANXIETY, DEPRESSION AND STRESS AS A PREDICTOR OF SUBSTANCE USE AMONG SUBSTANCE USERS
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Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Substance use, Substance usersAbstract
The aim of this study is to examine depression, anxiety and stress as factors that leads to substance-use. The sample of study (n=200) was drawn through the Purposive Sampling Technique from different drug rehabilitation center in Peshawar. The main age-range of participants was between 20-40 years (M =2.38, SD =1.13). The instruments included Depression, Anxiety, Stress scale and the Drug Abuse Screening test. The descriptive statistics correlation, stepwise regression and one way ANOVA were used. The results showed that high frequency of substance-use was between the age 20-25 years. The analysis of stepwise regression revealed that anxiety is the strong predictor of substance-use (p<.001) among depression, anxiety and stress. While one way ANOVA revealed that high frequency of substance use was found in unmarried and divorced than the married participants. The findings conclude that to prevent individuals from substance use it is suggested to indulging them into the mindful activities which helps them to reduce anxiety.
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