Cigarettes,alcohol, drugs and self-esteem: a comparison of 15-16-year-olds from France and the UK |
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| Authors: | Patrick Miller Martin Plant Marie Choquet Sylvie Ledoux |
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| Institution: | 1. Alcohol &2. Health Research Centre, University of the West of England, UKahrc.Edinburgh@onet.co.uk;4. Health Research Centre, University of the West of England, UK;5. INSERM, Villejuif, France |
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| Abstract: | This paper compares samples of 15-16-year-olds from the UK and France on their use of the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale (Rosenberg 1965) and on the relationships between total self-esteem and substance use. On all 10 of the scale items French students used the extreme ratings to a far greater extent than did UK students. However, the means and standard deviations obtained on adding up the 10 item scores were similar. In both countries, boys showed higher self-esteem than girls and heavy cigarette smoking was associated with low self-esteem. There were no other significant relationships between self-esteem and substance use for the French children, but there were several such, particularly for girls, in the UK. |
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| Keywords: | Substance Use Self-ESTEEM Teenagers |
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