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Substance Abuse Among College Students: Investigation the Role of Hopelessness



Jalilian F1 ; Karami Matin B2 ; Ahmadpanah M3 ; Motlagh F4 ; Mahboubi M5 ; Eslami AA6
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  1. 1. Substance Abuse Prevention Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Public Health, School of Health, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
  3. 3. Research Institute of Behavioral Disorders and Substance Abuse, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
  4. 4. Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran
  5. 5. Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Abadan College of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Ahvaz, Iran
  6. 6. Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Source: Life Science Journal Published:2014

Abstract

Some of study showed hopelessness is related with risky behaviors. The main aim of this study was determination the relationship between hopelessness and cigarette smoking, drug abuse, psychotropic drug use, and alcohol drinking among sample of Iranian male medical college students. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 425 male medical college students, during 2014 which was randomly selected with the proportional to size among different faculty. A standard self-report questionnaire was applied for collecting data and data were analyzed by SPSS-20 using -test, One-way ANOVA, and logistic regression statistical tests at 95% significant level. Hopelessness had significant relationship with marital status, living place, and parent's education (P < 0.05). Logistic regression showed, hopelessness was a predict cigarette smoking (OR=1.148), and alcohol drinking (OR=1.102). Our findings showed Hopelessness was an independent risk factor for cigarette smoking, and alcohol drinking; thus, Intervention strategies that lower hopelessness may be effective for smoking and alcohol use prevention.
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