Substance Abuse and Personality Disorders in Relation to Aggression Among Malaysian Juvenile Offenders
Year: 2011
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Objectives: To identify the prevalence of substance abuse and personality disorders among juvenile offenders and to examine the contribution of substance abuse and personality disorders to aggressiveness among the juveniles. Methods: A cross-sectional study using a set of psychometric instruments concerning substance abuse, antisocial personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, and aggression was designed. In total, 100 boys and 23 girls were involved in the current study. Purposive-selective sampling method was used. Descriptive statistics was computed for all variables. For comparison, independent t-test was conducted, whereas to examine the relationship between variables, simple linear regression was performed. Results: The findings showed the prevalence of all the measured variables among the juveniles. There are differences in substance abuse, antisocial personality disorder and borderline personality disorder between genders. However, only borderline personality disorder proved to be significantly different. A strong relationship between substance abuse, antisocial personality disorder, and borderline personality disorder with aggression was shown by regression analysis. Conclusion: Substance abuse and personality disorders are present among the juvenile offenders, and there are significant relationships between both variables and aggression.
Authors: Affizal Ahmad, Nurul Hazrina Mazlan
Institution: Universiti Sains Malaysia
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W1824113697