Abstract

LOURENCO, Lélio Moura; SILVA, Gabriel Resgala; RODRIGUES, Thiago Pavin  and  CARVALHO, Diego Pedrosa. A study of the beliefs with respect to consumption/traffic of drugs while cause of the violence/aggressiveness. Psicol. pesq. [online]. 2007, vol.1, n.1, pp. 34-40. ISSN 1982-1247.

This paper aims at investigating the beliefs about the relationship between drugs consumption/traffic and violence/aggression behavior, among individuals from two different urban environments: Juiz de Fora and Piau. The cause-and-effect link between drugs consumption/traffic and violence/aggression behavior was considered statistically corroborate, thereby confirm our presupposition on the existence of such belief, with peculiarities. Also was considered corroborate the presupposition on the existence of more embebed belief in Piau, with peculiarities too.

Keywords : Belief; Violence; Drugs.

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