Addiction as a functional representation

Derek Heim; John B. Davies; Bill Cheyne; Jonathan Smallwood

doi:10.1002/casp.575

Addiction as a functional representation

Derek Heim^*, John B. Davies, Bill Cheyne, Jonathan Smallwood

^*Corresponding author for this work

Psychology

University of Strathclyde

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Abstract

This study examined how perceptions of the addicted state vary as a function of social conditions, personal circumstances and type of substance. University students (n = 144) were presented with portrayals of drug users in which sex, drug type and social setting were varied. A questionnaire determined the degree to which participants thought that the person portrayed was (i) addicted, (ii) prone to use drugs due to his/her personality, and (iii) perceived as a problem to society. The pattern of results fitted a functional model of the addiction concept rather than an attempt to describe an 'objective' state.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	57-62
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology
Volume	11
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.575
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2001

Keywords

Addiction
Drugs
Social construction
Social representations
Theories of addiction

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