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    Area of Science:

    • Psychology
    • Psychiatry
    • Addiction Medicine

    Background:

    • Limited empirical research exists on the association between self-esteem and drug dependence.
    • Self-esteem is a crucial psychological variable with potential implications for substance use disorders.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the relationship between self-esteem and drug dependence.
    • To explore differences in self-esteem among various drug-dependent groups and a control group.
    • To examine potential sex differences in self-esteem among drug-dependent individuals.

    Main Methods:

    • Seventy-one subjects completed semantic differential forms assessing self and ideal-self concepts.
    • Self-esteem was measured by the discrepancy between self and ideal-self concepts.
    • Hypotheses compared inpatient vs. outpatient, male vs. female, intravenous vs. oral users, and drug-dependent vs. control groups.

    Main Results:

    • No significant differences in self-esteem were found between inpatient and outpatient groups, or between intravenous and oral users.
    • Females dependent on drugs exhibited lower self-esteem (evaluation factor) compared to males.
    • No sex differences in self-esteem were observed between all drug groups and the control group on evaluation and potency factors.

    Conclusions:

    • Drug-dependent patients, especially females, demonstrate significant deficiencies in self-esteem.
    • Low self-esteem may increase vulnerability to drug exposure and dependence.
    • Self-image therapy is proposed as a potentially valuable intervention for drug-dependent patients, particularly females.