Date of Award

1-1-2000

Thesis Type

Masters

Document Type

Thesis

Divisions

Faculty of Education

Department

-

Institution

Universiti Malaya

Abstract

The main aim of this study is to provide an overall picture of the state and level of substance abuse among students in a private college in Subang Jaya, Selangor. This study also intends to identify the factors that contribute to substance abuse among students. It further seeks to ascertain the influences of gender on substance abuse as well as its influence on academic performance. A sample of 60 students enrolled in the Business Foundation Course, was selected. Data was collected using the Students' Questionnaire and was administered by the researcher in a class room setting. Data was analysed in terms of frequency and percentage distribution and presented in the form of cross tabulations. Using the SPSS package, Chi square analysis and analysis of variance were also conducted to ascertain the iv differences between the gender and substance abuse and the factors contributing to substance abuse. The findings revealed that the factors which contributed to substance abuse were family, peers, personal and learning environment. Further more it was found that of these factors the family was most significantly related to substance abuse. Smoking was the most common form of substance abuse among both female and male students. Other forms of substances included beer, alcohol, wine, ecstasy pills, marijuana, LSD and opium. There was also a significant difference between gender and substance abuse, where more male students were involved in substance abuse than female students. Though the findings of this study do not clearly link substance abuse and academic achievement, as this relationship was found to be not significant, it has served to focus on the high percentage of substance abuse among students in a tertiary institution, that is about 95% of the students were involved in some form of substance abuse, which is worrying. An in depth study using a larger sample would be useful, so would comparative studies of students' substance abuse in private and public institution of higher learning will be valuable, as this group represents the much needed human resource to our nation.

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Dissertation (M.A) -- Faculty of Education, Universiti Malaya, 2000

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