[Value priorities and drug addiction].

Abstract

To explore addicted and non-addicted differences on values, the Schwartz's values scale was administered to 194-male/female, addicted/non-addicted university students sample. Addicted group was composed by students using drugs at least once a week and non-addicted group by subjects who never used illegal drugs. Anova 2X2 revealed a main effect of drug use variable on several motivational value types: hedonism, stimulation, self-determination, universalism and conformity. Addicted subjects scored higher on the four first types and non-addicted on the last. Several sex X addiction interaction were also significant. The transgression hypothesis was used to explain the results.