[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.
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