The Relationship of Spirituality Development and Addiction Potential Among Students of Qom University of Medical Sciences

Abstract

Drug abuse is one of the problems of the world which due to the specific characteristics of individual, social and personality causes irreparable difficult. The aim of this study was the investigation of the relationship between the spirituality development and addiction potential among students of Qom University of Medical Sciences, Iran. This cross-sectional study was performed in Qom University of Medical Sciences, Iran, from February 2015 to July 2016 which accommodates 250 subjects that were selected through systematic random sampling. Data collection tools were demographic, spiritual attitude and addiction potential questionnaire. Data were analyzed, using frequency, percent, Pearson correlation and linear regression analysis in SPSS 20 software. The mean age was 22.26 ± 4.8; 189 (75.6%) of them were women, 207 (82.8%) were single, 239 (95.6%) of them were Iranian, and the others were non-Iranian. The Pearson correlation coefficient between spiritual attitude and addiction potential (R = - 0.25) at the level of p < 0.001 and between spiritual ability and addiction (R = - 0.16) at the level of p < 0/009 was reversed and meaningful, and between spiritual attitude and spiritual ability (R = 0/76) is directly and statistically significant at the level of p < 0/001. Increasing spiritual attitude and spiritual ability is associated with decreasing addiction potential among students. Information this article can be use to planning spirituality development among students that can be a kind of obstacle against addiction during stressful events.

Addiction Potential and its Correlates Among Medical Students

“…There was a significant relationship between addiction potential and marital status in the univariate analysis, which is consistent with the results of some studies [21]but not with some other studies [2,8,19]. Marriage is one of the preventive factors of psychological trauma that in the prognosis of treatment can be a promising factor.…”

“…A number of studies have reported a relationship between gender and addiction potential, which is consistent with the present results [8,19,21]. On the other hand, some others reported no relationship between gender and addiction potential, which is inconsistent with the results [2,27]. Men are more likely than women to engage in social, occupational and income issues.…”

“…There were no significant relationships between addiction potential and age. This is in line with the results of some studies in Iran and the world [2,8,19]. But it is inconsistent with the results of some other studies [27].…”

“…Today, substance abuse and drug addiction have become one of the most prevalent psychiatric disorders worldwide [1], and it is one of the four crises of the 21st century that threaten public health, political and economic stability and social structures of different countries [2]. In developing countries, due to the young population, addiction is one of the major pro-blems [3 -5].…”

“…The results of some studies have shown that the tendency for addictive and drug abuse among youth is increasing [2]. According to an interesting study on Iranian medical students in 2008, the prevalence of opium was 2.3%, 2.2% cannabis and 0.7% ecstasy [16].…”