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Randomly selected 220 substance (Heroin) dependents who were admitted to different drug rehabilitation centers completed 'Internalized the Stigma of Substance Abuse Scale', for 'drug stigmatization', 'Social Functioning Questionnaire', for 'social functioning' and 'Robson Self-concept Questionnaire', for 'self-concept'.It was assumed that the scores of substance (Heroin) dependents belonging to the Oriental culture (Eastern-subcontinent culture) could be comparable to the scores of available Western culture substance dependents? The SPSS analysis showed a certain resemblance. Internalized stigma turned out to be significantly negatively correlated with self-image (p < .01), with self-concept (p < .01) and with social functioning (p < .01). Some additional context issues were also discussed.
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The authors declare no conflict of interestCorresponding author email
thedailyeasyenglish@yahoo.comLead author country
- Pakistan
Lead author job role
- Higher Education Faculty 4-yr College
Lead author institution
Department of Psychology Riphah International University Faisalabad PakistanHuman Participants
- Yes
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Riphah Research Ethics Committee approved the studyComments
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