The investigation on Social factors affecting addiction among married people in Aran Bidgol

Document Type : Research Paper

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Assistant Professor / Social Sciences Department / University of Kashan

Abstract

In this study, the relationship between Drug Addiction and some Social Factors, among Married Drug Users in Aran & Bidgol city, using Survey Methods, is investigated. Population sample, using Cochran formula, is 300 people. Data for this study were collected from January to March 2011. Statistical tests showed that there is a significant relationship between Gender, Occupation, Residence, Income, Education, Social Abnormal Conditions, Poor Family Relationships, Wrong Dating, Social Failure, and Addiction. There was no significant relationship between Age, Household Size, Lack of Leisure and Addiction. In Multivariate Analysis and Path Analysis, it was observed that among the four Independent Variables that have a significant relationship with the Dependent Variable of the study, i.e. Wrong Dating, Poor Family Relationships, Social Abnormal Conditions and Social Failure, variables of Wrong Dating and Poor Family Relationships have a direct impact on Drug Addiction.

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