Spirituality and Drugs Education
A study in parent/child communication
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20504606 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jane Mallick, Mike Watts (0000-0002-8044-5418) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 67-83 |
| Publication date | 2001-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Children s Spirituality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1364-436X • E-ISSN: 1469-8455 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13644360120047450 |
| OpenAlex | W2057789259 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 11 |
Drugs education in the UK is in its infancy. Government strategies have highlighted parents as an important aspect of children's drugs education. This paper reports on research that has explored parents' and children's perception of drug issues as well as the experience of communication about drugs within the family. The research has drawn on a number of humanistic theoretical perspectives but rests principally upon George Kelly's Personal Construct Psychology. Data has been collected using focus group discussions with parents and children from 13-15 years old, and a key phase of this work is the use of the self-characterization to facilitate communication between parents and children about drugs and their related issues. The results of the study have highlighted the need for young people to establish a sense of self and to fulfil a meaningful life, which has been identified as being a spiritual need. This paper examines these findings from a range of literature on spirituality and explores spirituality from a Kellyan perspective and develops some clear implications for further lines of research in this area
Alternative medicine · Developmental psychology · Focus group · Humanism · Perception · Political science · Sociology · Spirituality · Diverse Education Studies and Reforms · Ego Development and Educational Practices · Medicine · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.08 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2002 - 2003 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |