Premium
The relationship between guilt and quality of drug experiences
Author(s) -
Evans Ronald G.,
Schill Thomas R.,
Monroe Scott
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(197810)34:4<999::aid-jclp2270340436>3.0.co;2-s
Subject(s) - psychology , stimulant , construct (python library) , drug , social psychology , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , psychiatry , computer science , programming language
Consistent with predictions from Mosher's (1966) guilt construct, the present study found that high guilt males, compared with low guilt S s, reported significantly less use of marijuana, depressant, stimulant and hallucinogenic drugs. Among all S s who reported at least one use within each drug category, high guilt S s rated their experiences as less pleasant and reported a higher frequency of “bad trips” than did low guilt individuals. Overall, these results support Mosher's contention that high vs. low guilt S s are less likely to engage in culturally prohibited activities such as drug use and are more likely to have unpleasant experiences resulting from guilt when such activities are pursued.