Frontiers in Psychology (Oct 2020)

Relationship Between Impulsivity, Sensation-Seeking, and Drug Use in Aggressors and Victims of Violence

  • María del Mar Molero Jurado,
  • María del Carmen Pérez-Fuentes,
  • María del Carmen Pérez-Fuentes,
  • María del Mar Simón Márquez,
  • Ana Belén Barragán Martín,
  • Maria Sisto,
  • José Jesús Gázquez Linares

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.600055
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11

Abstract

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Introduction: The impulsivity, sensation-seeking, and drug use variables, in addition to being closely related, have repercussions on peer conflict and violence in schools.Objective: The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between impulsivity, sensation-seeking, and drug use in aggressors and victims of violence.Methods: The study design was cross-sectional and observational. The study sample was made up of 822 students aged 13–18 who had completed an ad hoc questionnaire, the State Impulsivity Scale and the Sensation-Seeking Scale.Results: The results showed that the aggressors had high levels of gratification, automatism, attentional factor, disinhibition, and susceptibility to boredom and used alcohol and/or tobacco.Conclusion: The design of an effective education intervention for reducing risk behaviors related to violence must focus on these variables.

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