Abstract
Aims: The purpose of the study was to examine personality traits as correlates of substance abuse among officers of Nigeria immigration service. The core aim was to examine the significant relationship between neuroticism personality trait and psychological correlates of substance abuse. It was further aimed to investigate the relationship between psychoticism personality trait and psychological correlates of substance abuse among officers of Nigeria immigration service. Methods: The study adopted a nonexperiment correlational design. Cluster random sampling was used to integrate a sum of 106 officers to participate in the study. Data were collected with a structured questionnaire. Pearson product moment correlation was used for statistical analysis. Results: Results revealed that there was significant positive relationship between Neuroticism personality traits and psychological correlates of substance abuse among officers of the Nigeria immigration Service (r = 0.46, df = 105, p < 0.01), while no significant relationship was established between psychoticism personality trait and psychological correlates of substance abuse among officers of
Highlights
The recent rate of use and abuse of psychoactive substances in Nigeria has attracted interests of many and become issue of worry [1]
Section one elicited demographic data, section two measured the personality profile of respondents focusing on Neuroticism subscale, and psychoticism subscale, while the third section comprised of a measure of substance abuse as measured by PSCAI
This result implies that immigration officers who are more emotionally unstable are more likely to be involved in substance use or abuse
Summary
The recent rate of use and abuse of psychoactive substances in Nigeria has attracted interests of many and become issue of worry [1]. A number of risk factors have been implicated in the etiology of substance abuse behavior among different groups These risk factors range from personality traits of impulsivity, negative affectivity, cognitive distortions, low self-esteem, peer pressure, frustration, etc. Of these factors, the current study aims at exploring psychological (personality) factors that relate to the motivation for drug and alcohol use among officers of Nigeria immigration. Versed knowledge of the relationship that exists between personality and substance abuse become immense which could turn out useful in the management of officers who abuse substances In this regard, the current study investigates relationship of personality factors and implications on substance abuse among officers of the Nigeria immigration services. We expect that there will be a significant negative relationship between psychoticism personality trait and substance abuse among officers of the Nigeria immigration service
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