A Comparative Study of Personal Values Among Addicted and Non – Addicted Adolescents with Respect to their Socio – Economic Status

Personal values create the premise for the judgement and decisions of an individual and these values have a deep affect on behaviour. In evaluation, drug addiction among adolescents consequences in clinically sizeable impairment on their selection taking ability in addition to affect their personal values. In the present study, an attempt has been made to assess the effect of drug addiction among adolescents having different socio-economic statuses (SES) with respect to their personal values in the Kumaun region of Uttarakhand, India. Results revealed that addiction status and socio-economic status of adolescents affect their personal values but the addiction status has a higher negative impact on values among adolescents.