Date of Award
6-2014
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Social Work
Department
School of Social Work
First Reader/Committee Chair
Cory Dennis
Abstract
The relationship between alcohol or drug use and subjective well‑being among master of social work students and practitioners was examined. Subjective well‑being measures included core, life satisfaction, affect, eudaimonia and domain evaluation. Frequency of alcohol, tobacco, cannabinoids and psychotropic drug use was collected. There were modest to moderate negative correlations between alcohol and life satisfaction and eudaimonia. There were moderate negative correlations between psychotropic medication and life satisfaction, eudaimonia and domain. There was a modest negative correlation between tobacco and life satisfaction and a strong negative correlation between tobacco and eudaimonia. There were no significant correlations with cannabinoids in any subjective well‑being measure. Together, these findings suggest that alcohol or drug use has little effect on subjective well‑being.
Recommended Citation
Torres, Gustavo and Newell Tristan, Katherine Clair, "THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL WORKERS' ALCOHOL OR DRUG USE AND SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING" (2014). Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations. 32.
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/32