Motives for Addiction in Adolescents from the Perspective of Psychologists Working at Addiction Hospitals and Centers in Sudan
Abstract
Ibrahim Abdelrahim Ibrahim Humaida*, Omaima Mohamed AbuElfatah, Mohamed Imam Mohamed Abdelbag, Shahinda Nasir Abdalla Gesmalla, Elsaddig Ali Abdalla Ginat and Nahal Mohammed Abdallah Almaskari
This research aims to investigate psychologists’ perspectives on addiction motives in adolescents in Sudan. To achieve that aim, researchers adopted the descriptive qualitative method in conducting the current study. The population of this research consisted of psychologists working at addiction treatment hospitals and centers in Khartoum State, and the representative sample was (200) psychologists: (91) males, and (109) females, selected by using a stratified sampling technique. The instrument for data collection included a scale measuring psychologists’ perspective on addiction motives in adolescents in Sudan, and the scale was later scrutinized for psychometric properties. Data was statistically analyzed via SPSS, whereby the following statistical tests were accordingly used: One-sample t-test, two-independent samples t-test, and ANOVA. Results revealed that psychologists’ perspective on addiction motives was expected high, and no significant statistical difference was found in psychologists’ perspective towards addiction motives attributable to both variables: gender and experience consecutively. This research was concluded by operational recommendations and suggestions for further studies as well.