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Esta investigação propôs-se determinar a influência de algumas características psicológicas (alexitimia e inteligência emocional) no grau de envolvimento com drogas, servindo-se de um estudo comparativo entre consumidores e não consumidores, tendo em vista contribuir para um melhor conhecimento e compreensão dos fatores que podem estar na base do referido consumo bem como da sua severidade. Com uma amostra de 60 sujeitos, 30 consumidores e não consumidores, procedeu-se à realização de um estudo descritivo-correlacional, utilizando como instrumentos de colheita de dados o Dast (Drug Abuse Screening Test), a Escala de Inteligência Emocional - EIS e a escala de alexitimia de Toronto (TAS-20), além de um questionário sociodemográfico. De seguida, procedemos à análise das relações entre as respetivas variáveis. Ao nível das hipóteses procurou estudar-se as diferenças de inteligência emocional e alexitimia em consumidores e não-consumidores, bem como a sua relação com a gravidade do consumo. Os resultados da nossa investigação indicam que a alexitimia apresenta níveis superiores no grupo de consumidores em comparação com o grupo de não consumidores. Quanto aos níveis de inteligência emocional os resultados não foram conclusivos, apresentando médias superiores de inteligência emocional no grupo de não consumidores, mas não sendo resultados significativos, de igual modo a sua relação com a gravidade de substâncias não nos permitiu um resultado conclusivo. Concluímos a nossa investigação com uma interpretação destes resultados.
This research set out to determine the influence of some psychological traits (alexithymia and emotional intelligence) in the degree of involvement with drugs, making use of a comparative study between consumers and non-consumers, in order to contribute to a better knowledge and understanding of the factors which can be the basis of said consumption as well as its severity. With a sample of 60 subjects, 30 consumers and non-consumers, procedeu.se the completion of a descriptive-correlational study, using as instruments of data collection the Dast (Drug Abuse Screening Test), the Emotional Intelligence Scale - EIS and scale of Toronto alexithymia (TAS-20), and a sociodemographic questionnaire. Next, we analyzed the relationship between the respective variables. In the cases sought to study the differences in emotional intelligence and alexithymia in consumers and non-consumers, as well as its relationship with the severity of consumption. The results of our research indicate that higher levels alexithymia present in consumer panel compared with the group of non-users. Regarding the levels of emotional intelligence results were inconclusive, showing higher mean emotional intelligence in the group of non-consumers, but not being significant results, similarly to its relationship with the severity of substances not allowed in a conclusive result. We conclude our investigation with an interpretation of these results.
This research set out to determine the influence of some psychological traits (alexithymia and emotional intelligence) in the degree of involvement with drugs, making use of a comparative study between consumers and non-consumers, in order to contribute to a better knowledge and understanding of the factors which can be the basis of said consumption as well as its severity. With a sample of 60 subjects, 30 consumers and non-consumers, procedeu.se the completion of a descriptive-correlational study, using as instruments of data collection the Dast (Drug Abuse Screening Test), the Emotional Intelligence Scale - EIS and scale of Toronto alexithymia (TAS-20), and a sociodemographic questionnaire. Next, we analyzed the relationship between the respective variables. In the cases sought to study the differences in emotional intelligence and alexithymia in consumers and non-consumers, as well as its relationship with the severity of consumption. The results of our research indicate that higher levels alexithymia present in consumer panel compared with the group of non-users. Regarding the levels of emotional intelligence results were inconclusive, showing higher mean emotional intelligence in the group of non-consumers, but not being significant results, similarly to its relationship with the severity of substances not allowed in a conclusive result. We conclude our investigation with an interpretation of these results.
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Regulação emocional Toxicodependência Inteligência emocional Alexitimia Emotional regulation Substance abuse Emotional intelligence Alexithymia Degree of dependence