TITLE:
The Study of Drug Use, Spirituality, Intimacy and Age as Determinants of Antisocial Behaviour among Youths
AUTHORS:
Agbo Christopher Okwudili, Okoli Paul Chibuike, Ofojebe Chukwuma Philip, Chime Peter Ekpunobi, Akpoke Victor Okorieh, Ogundu Amara Grace, Ezeme Mark Sunday
KEYWORDS:
Drug Use, Spirituality, Intimacy, Age, Antisocial Behaviour, Youths
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.7 No.6,
June
30,
2020
ABSTRACT: This study investigated drug use, spirituality, intimacy and age as determinants of antisocial behaviour among youths. Participants were four hundred and sixty eight (468) youths comprising (328) males and (140) females. Their ages ranged between (9 - 25) years, with a mean age of 17 and standard deviation of 8.04. Cross sectional design was adopted. Four instruments were used for data collection: Antisocial Behaviour Scale, Simple Screening Instrument for Substance Abuse and Daily Spiritual Experience Scale validated in Nigeria by the present researcher and Emotional Intimacy Scale. Four hypotheses were tested. Step wise multiple regression analysis indicated that drug use (p