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Assessment of Self-Esteem Among Tunisian Cannabis Users
INTRODUCTION: Cannabis is among the most widely used substances in the world. it is associated with several mental health problems. OBJECTIVES: To assess self-esteem among a group of young Tunisian users of cannabis. METHODS: The total study sample was composed of 137 participants, who took part of...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9564115/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.626 |
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author | Brahim, S. Henia, M. Haj Mohamed, A. Aoun, M.H. Zarrouk, L. |
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description | INTRODUCTION: Cannabis is among the most widely used substances in the world. it is associated with several mental health problems. OBJECTIVES: To assess self-esteem among a group of young Tunisian users of cannabis. METHODS: The total study sample was composed of 137 participants, who took part of a transversal descriptive study during two months (January and February 2020). RESULTS: In our study population, the cannabis consumers were young adults aged between 18 and 35 years old, with a male predominance of 71%. Among those users, 65.9% were single and 29.7% dropped out of school or experienced academic failure. On a socio-economic level, we concluded to a rate of 5.8% (lower class), 60.9% (middle class) and 33.3% (upper class). Besides, 40.8% were employed. In total, 23.2% had a psychiatric history. Furthermore, the use of other substances was also prominent and frequent as follows: alcohol 72.5%, tobacco 74.6%, ecstasy 41.3% and 25.4% cocaine. The use of cannabis was considered as a means of indulgence and pleasure for 66.7%, as an anxiolytic for 26.8% and as a sedative for 23.9%. Self-esteem, among those cannabis users, was very low in 20% of cases, low in 38% of cases, medium in 15% of cases and high in 25% of cases. CONCLUSIONS: These results lead us to question the relation between cannabis and self-esteem. The question that is evolved about the use of cannabis is the following: Is it used as a remedy or is it the cause of self-esteem deficiency? DISCLOSURE: No significant relationships. |
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spelling | pubmed-95641152022-10-17 Assessment of Self-Esteem Among Tunisian Cannabis Users Brahim, S. Henia, M. Haj Mohamed, A. Aoun, M.H. Zarrouk, L. Eur Psychiatry Abstract INTRODUCTION: Cannabis is among the most widely used substances in the world. it is associated with several mental health problems. OBJECTIVES: To assess self-esteem among a group of young Tunisian users of cannabis. METHODS: The total study sample was composed of 137 participants, who took part of a transversal descriptive study during two months (January and February 2020). RESULTS: In our study population, the cannabis consumers were young adults aged between 18 and 35 years old, with a male predominance of 71%. Among those users, 65.9% were single and 29.7% dropped out of school or experienced academic failure. On a socio-economic level, we concluded to a rate of 5.8% (lower class), 60.9% (middle class) and 33.3% (upper class). Besides, 40.8% were employed. In total, 23.2% had a psychiatric history. Furthermore, the use of other substances was also prominent and frequent as follows: alcohol 72.5%, tobacco 74.6%, ecstasy 41.3% and 25.4% cocaine. The use of cannabis was considered as a means of indulgence and pleasure for 66.7%, as an anxiolytic for 26.8% and as a sedative for 23.9%. Self-esteem, among those cannabis users, was very low in 20% of cases, low in 38% of cases, medium in 15% of cases and high in 25% of cases. CONCLUSIONS: These results lead us to question the relation between cannabis and self-esteem. The question that is evolved about the use of cannabis is the following: Is it used as a remedy or is it the cause of self-esteem deficiency? DISCLOSURE: No significant relationships. Cambridge University Press 2022-09-01 /pmc/articles/PMC9564115/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.626 Text en © The Author(s) 2022 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Abstract Brahim, S. Henia, M. Haj Mohamed, A. Aoun, M.H. Zarrouk, L. Assessment of Self-Esteem Among Tunisian Cannabis Users |
title | Assessment of Self-Esteem Among Tunisian Cannabis Users |
title_full | Assessment of Self-Esteem Among Tunisian Cannabis Users |
title_fullStr | Assessment of Self-Esteem Among Tunisian Cannabis Users |
title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of Self-Esteem Among Tunisian Cannabis Users |
title_short | Assessment of Self-Esteem Among Tunisian Cannabis Users |
title_sort | assessment of self-esteem among tunisian cannabis users |
topic | Abstract |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9564115/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.626 |
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