title: Self-esteem, anxiety, and drug use.
abstract: This pilot study evaluated the relationship between self-esteem, anxiety, and drug use in a nonclinical sample of 30 men, ages 16 to 43 years, who completed and returned inventories on self-esteem, trait anxiety, and drug use which they had received by mail. Analysis showed a significant negative correlation between self-esteem and drug use and a significant positive correlation between trait anxiety and drug use. Also, a significant negative correlation was found between self-esteem and trait anxiety. Implications are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Narcotic and Drug Research, Inc., New York, NY 10013.
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Del Pilar
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological / Q000187:drug effects; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs; D012307:Risk Factors; D012649:Self Concept; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology*
chemical_list: D013287:Illicit Drugs; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs