Title of article
Metacognitive Beliefs and Students’ Tendency toward Drug Abbuse and Cross-level Effect of School-Bounding
Author/Authors
Purehsan ، Somayeh - Allameh Tabataba’i University , Falsafinejad ، Mohammadreza - Allameh Tabataba’i University , Delavar ، Ali - Allameh Tabataba’i University , Farokhi ، Noorali - Allameh Tabataba’i University , Borjali ، Ahmad - Allameh Tabataba’i University
Pages
9
From page
33
To page
41
Abstract
Objective: The present research aimed to examine positive and negative beliefs about worry and tendency of students to drug abuse in terms of crosslevel effect of schoolbounding. Methods: In this multilevel investigation, 1000 students of high schools were selected by means of multistage sling technique. Then, they completed metacognitive questionnaire (MCQ), schoolbounding and questionnaire of readiness for addiction scale (Wade Butcher). The data were analyzed by crosslevel analytical method. Results: Findings showed that positive and negative metacognitive beliefs significantly affect studentsrsquo tendency to drug abuse and the variable of schoolbounding has direct and significant effect on studentsrsquo tendency to drug abuse while it has indirect and significant effect on relationship among negative and positive beliefs about worry and tendency to drug abuse. Conclusion: The results indicate the importance of taking multilevel approach toward tendency to drug abuse and addiction and using microlevel and macrolevel to define phenomenon of addiction and tendency to drug abuse.
Keywords
Multi , level analysis , Cross level analysis , Tendency to drug abuse
Journal title
Practice in Clinical Psychology
Serial Year
2016
Journal title
Practice in Clinical Psychology
Record number
2460848
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