The Relationship Between Substance Use Disorder and the Theft Behaviors of Individuals Convicted of Theft, and Impulsivity

Yıl 2026, Cilt: 4 Sayı: 1, 1 - 16, 28.02.2026

Zehra Ağır , Orhan Dogan

https://doi.org/10.62425/jopres.1746876

https://izlik.org/JA57BL24AF

Öz

This study was conducted to examine the relationship between theft and crimes committed against property to satisfy substance needs, and to investigate the impulsivity factor in the relationship between substance needs and theft. The sample consisted of 400 male volunteers aged 18 and over who had been convicted of theft at the T-Type Closed Prison in Istanbul. Data were collected using a demographic information form and the Barratt Impulsivity Scale Short Form. Relationships between variables were analyzed using the Chi-square test. The results showed that 63.3% (n = 253) of the participants committed their first theft offense to obtain drugs, and 85.4% (n = 216) continued to commit theft for the same reason. The primary reason for all theft offenses was substance acquisition need, accounting for 55.5% (n = 222) of cases. Furthermore, evaluations conducted using the Mann-Whitney U test revealed that individuals who committed theft due to the need to obtain substances had significantly higher impulsivity scores on all subscales compared to those who committed theft for other reasons (p < .05). The study emphasizes that preventing substance use should be a priority in order to prevent theft crimes and that impulsivity should be taken into account in policies developed to combat substance use, thereby contributing to the limited scientific literature on the relationship between substance use, theft, and impulsivity.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Substance use disorder , Addiction , Drug addiction , Theft , İmpulsivity

Etik Beyan

Bu çalışmanın, özgün bir çalışma olduğunu; çalışmanın hazırlık, veri toplama, analiz ve bilgilerin sunumu olmak üzere tüm aşamalarından bilimsel etik ilke ve kurallarına uygun davrandığımı; bu çalışma kapsamında elde edilmeyen tüm veri ve bilgiler için kaynak gösterdiğimi ve bu kaynaklara kaynakçada yer verdiğimi; kullanılan verilerde herhangi bir değişiklik yapmadığımı, çalışmanın Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)' in tüm şartlarını ve koşullarını kabul ederek etik görev ve sorumluluklara riayet ettiğimi beyan ederim. Herhangi bir zamanda, çalışmayla ilgili yaptığım bu beyana aykırı bir durumun saptanması durumunda, ortaya çıkacak tüm ahlaki ve hukuki sonuçlara razı olduğumu bildiririm.

Madde Kullanım Bozukluğu ile Hırsızlık Suçundan Hüküm Giymiş Bireylerde Hırsızlık Davranışları Arasındaki İlişki ve Dürtüsellik

https://izlik.org/JA57BL24AF

Öz

Bu araştırma, madde gereksinimini karşılamak amacıyla işlenen hırsızlık ve diğer mal varlığına karşı suçlar arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemek ve madde gereksinimi ile hırsızlık arasındaki ilişkide dürtüsellik etkenini araştırmak amacıyla yürütülmüştür. Araştırmanın örneklemini, İstanbul T Tipi Kapalı Ceza İnfaz Kurumu’nda hırsızlık suçundan hüküm giymiş, 18 yaş ve üzeri 400 erkek gönüllü oluşturmaktadır. Veriler, demografik bilgi formu ve Barratt Dürtüsellik Ölçeği Kısa Formu kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Değişkenler arasındaki ilişkiler Ki-kare testi ile analiz edilmiştir. Bulgular, katılımcıların %63,3’ünün (n = 253) ilk hırsızlık suçunu madde temin etmek amacıyla işlediğini, %85,4’ünün (n = 216) ise aynı nedenle hırsızlık yapmayı sürdürdüğünü göstermektedir. Tüm hırsızlık suçları içinde en temel gerekçenin %55.5 (n = 222) oranıyla madde temin etme gereksinimi olduğu saptanmıştır. Ayrıca Mann-Whitney U testi ile yapılan değerlendirmelerde, madde temini amacıyla hırsızlık yapan bireylerin, diğer nedenlerle hırsızlık yapanlara kıyasla tüm alt boyutlarda anlamlı düzeyde daha yüksek dürtüsellik puanlarına sahip oldukları belirlenmiştir (p < ,05). Araştırma, hırsızlık suçlarının önlenmesinde madde kullanımının engellenmesinin öncelikli bir alan olması gerektiğini ve madde kullanımıyla mücadeleye yönelik geliştirilecek politikalarda dürtüsellik özelliğinin dikkate alınmasının önemini vurgulamakta; bu yönüyle madde kullanımı, hırsızlık ve dürtüsellik arasındaki ilişkiye dair sınırlı sayıdaki bilimsel çalışmaya katkı sunmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Madde kullanım bozukluğu , Madde bağımlılığı , Bağımlılık , Hırsızlık , Dürtüsellik

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