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. 2020 Aug;11(4):231-238.
doi: 10.24171/j.phrp.2020.11.4.12.

Relationship Between Assertion and Aggression with Addiction Potential: A Cross-Sectional Study in 2019

Mohammad Amiri  1 , Zakieh Sadeghi  2 , Elham Sadeghi  3 , Ahmad Khosravi  4
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Relationship Between Assertion and Aggression with Addiction Potential: A Cross-Sectional Study in 2019

Mohammad Amiri et al. Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2020 Aug.

Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to determine the relationship between assertion and aggression with addiction potential among students in Shahroud University of Medical Sciences.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study conducted in 2019, 500 students of Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, were selected by multistage random sampling, for a study using the Addiction Potential Scale, and Assertion and Aggression Questionnaires. Data were analyzed using ANOVA, Chi-square, t test, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and the linear regression model.

Results: The mean scores of addiction potential, aggression, and assertion were 32.7 ± 17.2, 41.5 ± 12.9 and 139.4 ± 22.3, respectively. In this study, 38.8% (N = 194) of students had high aggression and 76.8% (N = 384) had high assertion. In the regression model, aggression, history of drug and addictive substances abuse, history of tobacco use, and history of alcohol abuse were significantly related to addiction potential (p ≤ 0.05). There was a negative relationship between assertion and addiction potential so that with one-unit increase in the assertion score, the addiction potential score decreased by -0.11.

Conclusion: Given the direct relationship between aggression and addiction potential, and since more than three-quarters of the students had moderate to high aggression, it is necessary to pay more attention to this issue. Interventions may play an important role in improving the current situation.

Keywords: addictive behavior; aggression; medical students.

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