Open AccessCoping strategy and substance use disorders: The mediating role of drug hazard knowledge
Author(s) -
Wahyuni Ismail,
Eka Damayanti,
Sitti Nurpahmi,
Dayang Hjh Tiawa Awg Hj Hamid
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
psikohumaniora
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2527-7456
pISSN - 2502-9363
DOI - 10.21580/pjpp.v6i2.8185
Subject(s) - coping (psychology) , drug , substance abuse , psychology , structural equation modeling , clinical psychology , simple random sample , psychiatry , medicine , environmental health , population , statistics , mathematics
Substance Use Disorder (SUD) is a social phenomenon that has plagued communities, including adolescents. Coping strategy and drug hazard knowledge are seen as important factors in curbing drug use amongst young people. This study aims to identify the indirect influence of coping strategy through drug hazard knowledge as a mediator in substance use disorders. The research employed a quantitative approach with a cross-sectional design, with a sample of 381 adolescents, 313 males and 68 females, selected using a simple random sampling technique. The research instruments comprised the Drugs Abuse Screening Test-28, a coping scale, and drug hazard knowledge scale. AMOS 20.0 for Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) was used for the analysis. The results show no significant indirect influence of coping strategy through drug hazard knowledge as a mediator in substance use disorder among adolescents. This indicates that drug hazard knowledge has no significant influence on substance use disorders.