Effects of Motivation, Valuation, and Social Support on Behavior Modification in Drug Users Attending the Drug Rehabilitation Clinic at Kantharalak Hospital, Sisaket Province

Abstract

     This quasi-experimental research aimed to study the effects of motivation, valuation, and social support on the behavior modification of drug users at the Drug Rehabilitation Clinic of Kantharalak Hospital, Sisaket Province. The participants were divided into two groups: the experimental group, which received a newly developed program, consisting of 44 individuals, and the control group, which received the standard program, also consisting of 44 individuals. Data were collected from both groups at two points in time, before and after the experiment, from March 1, 2024, to May 31, 2024. The data analysis utilized the Independent t-test to compare the mean scores between the two independent groups, and the Paired t-test to compare the mean scores of the dependent groups, with the significance level set at 0.05.
     The research results indicated that the mean scores of motivation for drug prevention, attitudes toward drug prevention, self-valuation, social support, self-efficacy, intention to quit drug use, and drug use behavior in the experimental group significantly increased at the 0.05 level.