The Role of Depression, Family Relationship and Self-Efficacy in the Prediction of Potential Addiction among Adolescents

• Main Authors: Khadijeh Fooladvand, Ahmad Borjali, Farideh Hossein, Ali Delavar
• Format: Article
• Language: fas
• Published: Qom University of Medical Sciences 2016-06-01
• Series: Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum
• Subjects: adolescent; depressive disorder; family relations; self efficacy; substance-related disorders.
• Online Access: http://journal.muq.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-513&slc_lang=en&sid=1

Background and Objectives: Adolescents as a high-risk group are prone to addiction. This research aimed to investigate the role of depression, family relationships, and self-efficacy in the prediction of susceptibility to addiction among adolescents. Methods: The present research was a descriptive-correlational study carried out on 546 adolescents of Lorestan province&rsquo;s high school in school year 2014-2015. The samples were selected through multiple cluster sampling method. Participants responded to demographic characteristics, addiction potential, depression, family relationships, and self-efficacy questionnaires. Data were analyzed using Pearson&rsquo;s correlation coefficient and stepwise multiple linear regression. Results: In this study, depression, family relationships, and self-efficacy was significantly correlated with addiction potential (p<0/01). Multiple regression analysis indicated that depression, family relationships, and self-efficacy significantly predicted 37.2%, 2%, and 2.1% of addiction potential variance, respectively (p<0.0001). Conclusion: The results of this study indicated that depression, family relationships, and self-efficacy are important in the prediction of addiction potential, so that these factors can explain the high degree of variability of addiction potential among adolescents.