The Mediating Role of Familial Support and Religiosity on Youths' Mental Health and Illicit Drug Use: A Path Analysis.
Although the extent of illicit drug use (IDU) among youths is alarming, there are only a handful of mechanisms that explain the pathway-interactions between IDU and mental health (MH). As such, the present study examines the mediating effects of familial support (FS) and religiosity (R) on IDU among...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction Vol. 23; no. 6; pp. 5003 - 5022 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=190202176&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 190202176 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 15571874 46AW jtl: International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction issn: 15571874 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Dec2025 vid: 23 iid: 6 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature artinfo: ui: 190202176 10.1007/s11469-024-01391-0 ppf: 5003 ppct: 19 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P size: 965KB tig: atl: The Mediating Role of Familial Support and Religiosity on Youths' Mental Health and Illicit Drug Use: A Path Analysis. aug: au: Ismail, Rozmi Shukor, Md Shafiin Ganasegeran, Kurubaran Manaf, Mohd Rizal Abdul affil: https://ror.org/00bw8d226 Centre for Research in Psychology and Human Well-Being, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, UKM, 43600, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia The Strata, Bandar Puteri Bangi, Jalan Puteri 5E/7, 43000, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia https://ror.org/00bw8d226 Department of Public Health Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 56000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia https://ror.org/02c1qc696 Public Health Unit, Seberang Jaya Hospital, Ministry of Health Malaysia, 13700, Seberang Perai, Penang, Malaysia https://ror.org/02c1qc696 Occupational Health and Safety Unit, Seberang Jaya Hospital, Ministry of Health Malaysia, 13700, Seberang Perai, Penang, Malaysia su: Family support Religiousness Anxiety Drug abuse Youth health Mental depression Malaysians Path analysis (Statistics) sug: subj: Family support Religiousness Anxiety Drug abuse Youth health Mental depression Malaysians Path analysis (Statistics) keyword: Familial Support General Structural Equation Model Illicit Drug Use Disorders Medical and Health Sciences Public Health and Health Services Psychology and Cognitive Sciences Psychology Mental Health Religious Coping Familial Support General Structural Equation Model Illicit Drug Use Disorders Medical and Health Sciences Public Health and Health Services Psychology and Cognitive Sciences Psychology Mental Health Religious Coping ab: Although the extent of illicit drug use (IDU) among youths is alarming, there are only a handful of mechanisms that explain the pathway-interactions between IDU and mental health (MH). As such, the present study examines the mediating effects of familial support (FS) and religiosity (R) on IDU among Malaysian youths. Between January 2020 and July 2021, a nationwide interviewer administered face-to-face cross-sectional survey was conducted among 9818 youths aged 15–40, who were selected via multi-stage complex sampling. The validated local versions of the depression, anxiety, and stress scales (DASS-21); alcohol, smoking and substance involvement screening test (ASSIST); the multidimensional scale of perceived social support; and the religious commitment inventory-10 were used to assess the respondents' perceived MH status, IDU, FS, and R. Generalised structural equation modelling (GSEM) was then used to examine the intricate correlations between the variables via Stata version 14.0. The lifetime prevalence of IDU among Malaysian youths was 0.7% for opiates and 2.5% for cannabis, while the prevalence of ongoing IDU was 0.3% for opiates and 1.5% for cannabis. The direct effects logit and mediation models revealed significant correlations between perceived anxiety (path coefficient (β) = 0.114, p < 0.001), depression (β = 0.201, p < 0.001), stress/pressure (β = 0.067, p < 0.001) and IDU. Familial support (FS) (β = -0.097, p < 0.001) and R (β = -0.042, p < 0.001) were found to prevent IDU. More specifically, FS mediated anxiety, depression, and IDU while strong R discouraged IDU and provide depressed or stressed youths alternative coping mechanisms. Therefore, FS and R are important potential buffers against the many MH challenges associated with IDU. As such, interventions that strengthen FS and promote genuine R must be considered to mitigate IDU among youths. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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