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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

An Inquiry into the Relationship between Drug Users' Psychological Situations and Their Drug-Taking Behaviour.

Gabriel Kwun Wa Lee, Gloria Chan, T Wing Lo, Jerf W K Yeung, Cherry H L Tam, Xin Guan

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors.

Gabriel Kwun Wa LeeDepartment of Social and Behavioural Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.ORCID 0000-0002-8092-3272
Gloria ChanDepartment of Social and Behavioural Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.ORCID 0000-0002-3249-9665
T Wing LoDepartment of Social and Behavioural Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.ORCID 0000-0003-4392-1486
Jerf W K YeungDepartment of Social and Behavioural Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.ORCID 0000-0003-3454-4543
Cherry H L TamDepartment of Social and Behavioural Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.ORCID 0000-0002-6792-9725
Xin GuanDepartment of Social and Behavioural Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.ORCID 0000-0002-1088-2639

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In view of the research gap whereby few studies have investigated the inner psychological situations underlying continuous drug use, this study used the Soulmate Scale to investigate the relationship between soulmate experience and drug-taking behaviour. Overall, 276 participants took part in this study. Results showed that soulmate experience was negatively related to drug-taking behaviour, which means that being psychologically attached to drugs and receiving comfort from them encourages dependency and a higher level of difficulty in quitting drugs. In addition, soulmate experience significantly mediated the effect of meaning of life and social isolation on drugs, suggesting that when such psychological bonding and sustenance can be developed in interpersonal relationships instead of drugs, drug users are likely to develop the meaning of life and a lower sense of social isolation, and are more likely to quit drugs. The corresponding implications were discussed.

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Drug UsersPharmaceutical PreparationsSubstance-Related DisordersHumansInterpersonal RelationsSocial IsolationPharmaceutical Preparationsdrug treatmentdrug usefamilysignificant otherssoulmatetherapy

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PMID34886456
PMCPMC8656848

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