THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RELIGIOSITY, SELF-CONTROL AND DRUG ABUSE

Some investigations show that social disorders have been increasing in Iran
recently. Examining related factors helps to reduce these disorders. The present study aimed to
investigate the relationships between religiosity, self-control, and drug abuse.
Materials & Methods: In this study, correlation method was used. There were 354 students of Sistan
and Baluchestan University that were selected by stratified random sampling. Three researchers
designed the questioners of religiosity, self-control and drug abuse.
Results: The results show that religiosity and self-control are related positively and significantly;
however, these two have a negative correlation with drug abuse. The stepwise regression analysis
demonstrates that self- control was the strongest predictor and entered the equation first, followed by
religiosity.
Conclusion: Increasing religiosity will result in enrichment of self-control in students. Nevertheless
increasing religiosity and self-control will decrease drug abuse. These two variables could predict 0.07
drug abuse