Relationship between self-esteem and bullying behavior of individuals addicted to stimulants and sedatives post-treatment and aging

Abstract

The study aimed to investigate the relationship between self-esteem and bullying behavior among addicts. The targeted participants are stimulant users and sedative users after treatment. The study sample consisted of 32 addicted to sedatives and 19 addicted to stimulants, aged between 17 and 52. The findings showed a statistically inverse significant association between age and bullying behavior post-treatment for both addicted to stimulants and sedatives. Also, there are no associations between self-esteem and age among addicted to stimulants and sedatives post-treatment. The findings also showed no association between self-esteem and bullying behavior among addicted to stimulants and sedatives post-treatment.