Psychoactive drug use in Hong Kong : life satisfaction and drug use /: life satisfaction and drug use. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Yuet Wah Cheung, Nicole Wai-ting Cheung.
• Authors: Cheung, Yuet-wah, 1952-; Cheung, Nicole Wai-ting
• Contents: Preface; Contents; Chapter 1: Changes of the Drug Scene in Hong Kong; From Heroin to Psychoactive Drugs; Social Change and Young People's Drug Use in Hong Kong; 1950s-1980s; 1990s-2010s; Neutralization of Recreational Drug Use; Summary; References; Chapter 2: A Longitudinal Survey of Psychoactive Drug Abusers in Hong Kong; The Study and Method; Independent Variables; Socio-demographic Variables; Psychosocial Variables; Permissiveness to Drug Use; Educational Strain; Discrimination by Others; Concerning Views of Life; Self-Esteem; Subjective Weathering; Depression. Stricken by Stressful Events Drug Use History Variable; Dependent Variable; Characteristics of the Sample; Selection of Subjects for Analysis; Pooled Data and Regression; References; Chapter 3: Socio-demographic and Psychosocial Correlates of Drug Use; Bivariate Associations; Explaining Continuation/Discontinuation of Drug Use with Psychosocial Variables; Drug Use in Last 30 Days as Outcome Variable; Permissiveness to Regular Drug Use as Outcome Variable; Permissiveness to Occasional Drug Use as Outcome Variable; Life Satisfaction as Outcome Variable. Self-Esteem as Outcome Variable Depression as Outcome Variable; Summary and Discussion; References; Chapter 4: Gender Differences in Psychosocial Correlates of Drug Use; Gender Differences in How Psychosocial Variables Affected Drug Use in the Last 30 Days; Gender Differences in How Psychosocial Variables Affected Permissiveness to Regular Drug Use; Gender Differences in How Psychosocial Variables Affected Permissiveness to Occasional Drug Use; Gender Differences in How Psychosocial Variables Affected Life Satisfaction. Gender Differences in How Psychosocial Variables Affected Self-Esteem Gender Differences in How Psychosocial Variables Affected Depression; Gender Differences: A Summary; Discussion; References; Chapter 5: Probing into the Role of Subjective Well-Being in the Rehabilitation of Psychoactive Drug Abusers; Life Satisfaction; How Can the Level of Life Satisfaction of Drug Abusers Be Raised?; Depression; Subjective Well-Being as Outcome of Treatment and Rehabilitation; References; Chapter 6: Summary and Discussion; The Study. Socio-demographic and Psychosocial Correlates of Continuation of Drug Use Permissiveness to Drug Use; Life Satisfaction and Depression; Self-Esteem; Drug Use at Previous Time Point; Short-Term Effects of Psychosocial Variables; Epilogue; Limitations of the Study; References; Appendices; Appendix One: A Closer Look at the Sample (Adopted from Cheung, Y.W. (2012). A longitudinal survey of psychoactive drug abusers in Hong Kong. Report submitted to Beat Drugs Fund, Narcotics Division, Security Bureau, Government of the Hong Kong SAR. pp. 114-122); Drop-Out Group at T2.
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Copyright Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 362.29095125; 300; Psychotropic drugs -- China -- Hong Kong; Drug abuse -- China -- Hong Kong; Drug abusers -- China -- Hong Kong; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General; Drug abuse; Drug abusers; Psychotropic drugs; China -- Hong Kong; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811061547; 9811061548
• Related ISBNs: 9789811061523; 9811061521
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 18, 2017).
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