Abstract

BORGES, José Manuel; GARCIA DEL CASTILLO, Jose A.; MARZO, Juan Carlos  and  GARCIA DEL CASTILLO-LOPEZ, Álvaro. Relationships between Social Support, Self-Regulation and Drug Consumptions among Portuguese Adults. Act.Psi [online]. 2016, vol.30, n.121, pp.67-75. ISSN 2215-3535.  http://dx.doi.org/10.15517/ap.v30i121.24657.

In this study the relationships between perceived social support, self-regulation and consuming behaviors of tobacco and other psychoactive substances we investigated. The sample consisted of 340 adult participants. Social support correlated positively with self-regulation, but was solely in the aspect of satisfaction with social support that this trend was noted clearly. The number of support providers differed considerably with the use of tobacco, which suggests the affiliative scope of some psychoactive substances. Accordingly, the use of tobacco may be associated with a larger social network, but not with the quality of social support.

Keywords : Social support; Self-regulation; Use behaviors; Tobacco; Other substances.

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