إتجاه طلبة الثانوية نحو عقار الترامادول وعلاقته بأنماط الشخصية



This current study aims at identifying the tendencies of high school students towards Tramadol and its relationship to the patterns of personality in relation to variables such as (gender, rate of achievement, academic level, place of residence, number of family members, and family income). To answer questions of the study a questionnaire was applied to identify the tendencies towards Tramadol which was designed by the researcher, and consisting of 40 paragraphs. The second tool of the study was Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ) that consists of 90 paragraphs. The study sample that represents of the study population consisted of 328 male and female students, who were distributed through a simple random sample on six schools by (3%) of the total population of the study that consists of all the secondary students in the governmental schools located in the (east and west) of Gaza City, both the scientific and literary sections, totaling 20,468 students in Gaza city. The researcher used the descriptive approach to conduct this study. Data was analyzed by using the statistical software (SPSS). The researcher also used the following statistical methods: (percentages, frequencies, the relative weight, Pearson correlation coefficient, Alpha Cronbach coefficient, T-test, and analysis of variance). The most important findings of the study: The secondary school students in Gaza have no tendencies towards Tramadol. The most striking feature of secondary students is extraversion and introversion pattern (emotional balance percentage was 65.4% of the study sample.) There is no relation between the tendencies towards Tramadol in its three components (cognitive, emotional and behavioral) and personality pattern of the secondary school students in Gaza. The most important recommendations of the study: 1) Enhancing students' self-confidence, their training and promoting their positive thinking. 2) Developing social activities, and interpersonal skills, and strengthening the relationship between students and social workers on one hand and between parents and counselors on the other. (Author's abstract)