[Study of the social representations of drugs and cannabis: motivation for prevention].
Drugs and cannabis are two complex, multifaceted social objects. Two exploratory research projects were conducted from semi-directive interviews (n = 50) and questionnaires (n = 300) in order to investigate the social representations contained in these two objects according to both the social characteristics of individuals (gender, age) and their proximity to cannabis (consumption versus non-consumption). The study of their representations allows for emphasis to be placed upon the socio-cognitive reconstruction that individuals maneuver, reconstruction largely influenced by the social insertion of individuals but also by their method of cannabis consumption. Knowledge of these representations seems to be a tool for understanding the often complex realities linked to the world of drugs and allows for reflection upon more adapted prevention methods.
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Laboratoire de psychologie Sociale, Université de Provence, 29, avenue Robert-Schuman, 13621 Aix-en-Provence, France.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001290:Attitude; D002188:Cannabis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019359:Knowledge; D008297:Male; D008385:Marijuana Smoking; D012737:Sex Factors; D012924:Social Conditions; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders