| dc.description.abstract | Drug abuse is a public health problem that can cause the physical, mental,
emotional, social, and spiritual problems. Using drug continuously can make the
person become addicted or dependent on it. Drugs abuse usually undergone by
adolescent. Some factors which make the susceptible to using drug are their
psychological development, pressure from peers, high inquisitiveness, and trying to
take a risk. Therefore, good self-resistance in adolescent is highly needed to prevent
them from using drugs. The objective of the research was to find out the factors
affecting self-resistance in adolescent in preventing them from using drugs in
Medan. The research employed quantitative analytic method with cross sectional
design. The population was made up of 17.906 students of SMK Negeri in Medan,
and 200 of them were selected as the samples, taken by using cluster random
sampling technique. The research instrument is hard-copies of questioners. The
data were analyzed by using univariate, bivariate, and multivariate analysis with
ordinal regression test. The result of the research showed that there was significant
influence of self-regulation r=0,0001 (r>0,05), assertiveness r=0,0001 (r>0,05),
and reaching out r=0,0001 (r>0,05), on adolescent self-resistance in preventing
them from drugs abuse. The conclusion was that the factors of self-regulation,
assertiveness, and reaching out could influence the level of adolescents self resistance in Medan. The implication of this research was that a method and
teaching materials were needed to develop self-resistance in preventing drugs
abuse by emphasizing the reinforcement in self-regulation, assertiveness, and
reaching out in adolescent in Medan. | en_US |
