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"Philosophy of Education"

2011 year, number 5

THE SOCIAL-PSYCHOLOGICAL DETERMINANTS OF THE DRUG ADDICTION BEHAVIOR

G. V. Vinnikova, A. A. Yarysheva
Keywords: drug addiction, facilitation, self-conception, cognitive dissonance, emotional contact, infantilism, loneliness
Pages: 166-174

Abstract

In the article, there are analyzed the main social-psychological determinants of drug addiction among the teenagers; there are considered approaches of various researchers to the factors that form addicted behavior: infantilism, emotional disorders, anxiety, communication problems, and loneliness. The authors conclude that the drug addiction behavior is a complex phenomenon which is determined by many social-psychological factors.