RESUMO
The Stanislaus Chemical Effects Survey, which contains the names of twenty-four substances and asks subjects to rate the relative harm and benefit of each to society, was given to male and female undergraduates in 1985 and 1992. Factor analysis of the responses from each sample were done separately and then a comparison was made of the resulting factors. Fifteen of the twenty-four drugs retained their approximate same position in the structure of drug attitudes between the two samples. Attitudes about three substances, tobacco, oral contraceptives, and PCP, notably appeared to have undergone significant shifts. Discriminant analysis revealed significant differences between the two samples, between males and females regardless of year, and an interaction between year and gender. Findings suggest that attitudes remain conservative about drugs in general and that public policies may be contributing to the shifts in attitudes seen.
Assuntos
Atitude Frente a Saúde , Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Substâncias/prevenção & controle , Adulto , Análise Discriminante , Análise Fatorial , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Estudos de Amostragem , Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Substâncias/epidemiologiaRESUMO
Four new MMPI Scales were constructed to identify Eysenck's personality factors of psychoticism, extraversion, and neuroticism as well as a lie score. The scales showed good construct validities against the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire and the Friedman Overlap Scales developed from items in the MMPI. The study also supported the construct validity of the Friedman overlap scales.
