SELF ESTEEM, EMOTIONAL SUPPRESSION AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AMONG HOSTEL STUDENTS
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The current study meant to examine the relationship between self-esteem, emotional suppression and substance abuse among hostel students of Lahore. It was hypothesized that there would be a relationship between self-esteem emotional suppression and substance abuse among hostel students. Moreover also it was hypothesized that emotional suppression is likely to moderate the relationship between self-esteem and substance abuse in hostel students. Correlation research design was used in this research. The sample contained of 200 male hostel students, who live in a different university hostels of Lahore. Hostel students with age range of 19 to 30 years. Purposive sampling technique was used. Self-esteem questionnaire (Rosenberg, 1965) was used to measure anxiety and depression. Emotional suppression questionnaire (Ayers et al. 1998) was used to measure adverse life events. Substance abuse questionnaire (Skinner, 1982) was utilized to figure out drug abuse among different kind of groups like alcoholics cocaine dependents and depress personalities. Pearson Product Moment highlighted that there is a significant relationship between self-esteem and drug abuse among hostel students. Further stepwise Macro Process revealed that there is no moderation effect of emotional suppression among self-esteem and substance abuse. The study has the important implication for those students who live in hostels and therapeutic centers like rehabilitation centers for drug abusers.
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