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- Source :
- Social Indicators Research. 61:259-283
- Publication Year :
- 2003
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2003.
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Abstract
- Loneliness is generally a prevailingexperience which is particularly familiar toadolescents and young adults. It is asubjective experience which is influenced byone's personality, life experiences, andsituational variables. The present studyexamined the influence of Ecstasy (MDMA) useon the coping strategies of loneliness. The Ecstasy users were compared to Non-Ecstasy users and to a group of young adults in the general population who are non users of drugs. A total of 818 participants volunteered to answer a 34-item yes/no questionnaire, reflecting on their loneliness experiences and the ways inwhich they coped with it. The strategies which were examined included Acceptance and reflection, Self-development and understanding, Social supportnetwork, Distancing and denial, Religion andfaith and Increased activity. Resultsrevealed significant differences between thescores of the Ecstasy users and the othergroups. Gender differences between and withinthe groups were also examined.
- Subjects :
- Coping (psychology)
education.field_of_study
Sociology and Political Science
Distancing
media_common.quotation_subject
Ecstasy
Population
Solitude
General Social Sciences
Loneliness
Social relation
Developmental psychology
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Developmental and Educational Psychology
medicine
Personality
medicine.symptom
Psychology
education
media_common
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 03038300
- Volume :
- 61
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Social Indicators Research
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........a5af481698ae736ae62b84b8f37ce504