A Study of Psychological Intervention on Self-control of Male Adolescents Drug Addicts

Objective: To discuss the effect of group counseling on the self-control of male adolescents drug addicts. Methods: 90 male adolescents drug addicts who accepted group counseling were identified as test group, while another 97 male adolescents drug addicts who accepted no intervention as control group. Self Control Scale developed by Grasmick in 1993 was used to assess the outcome. Results: The total scores in the test group decreased from 52.06±6.67 to 47.68± 8.67, and all dimension scores were at significant level (P 0.001) except the dimension of self -emotion; after the intervention, the ability of test group was significantly raised than the control (P 0.001). Conclusion: Developing psychological intervention can significantly improve the self-control ability of male adolescents drug addicts.