Socio demographic characteristics of male heroin addicts

Current descriptive study on heroin addiction in Karachi, Pakistan was conducted to explore the socio demographic characteristics of male addicts who belong to lower socioeconomic status. Descriptive study. Karachi, Pakistan. The sample of 306 heroin addicts was taken from Karachi, Pakistan. Detailed interviews were conducted according to the form developed by researchers. Means, standard deviations and percentages were calculated by using SPSS [V.12]. The results indicate that mean age of the sample was 32.87 [range- 10-70 years]. The majority of [62%] individuals had gotten education below 5[th] grade, 42 [13.72%] had gotten education till 5[th] grade. 58.2% of addicts were single. The mean of total duration of drug use in our sample was 11.99 years [range= 1-41 years]. 34.3% of addicts were involved in different crimes and were arrested. In overall sample 51% were involved in pre marital and extra marital sexual relations

Team size, communication and need for achievement as predictors of team effectiveness

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship of team effectiveness with team size, communication and need for achievement. Sample consisted of 40 male employees of different advertising agencies, who were working in a team. Team Effectiveness Inventory was administered to measure team effectiveness, communication within the team and need for achievement of team members. Personal data form was also administered to gather the demographic information and to find out the number of people working in the group. Pearson Product Moment Correlation was then applied. Negative correlation between team size and team effectiveness, and a positive correlation of team effectiveness with need for achievement and level of communication was found. Regression analysis also indicates team size, communication and need for achievement to be signficiant predictors of team effectiveness