Journal of Iranian Social Studies

Social Factors Associated with Changes in Attitudes and Behaviors of Students towards Drugs

Document Type : scientific

Authors

Seyed Hossein Serajzadeh 1
Younes Akbari 2
Iraj Faizi 3

1 Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Kharazmi

2 Ph.D Candidate of Rural Social Development, University Of Tehran

3 Assistant Professor of Sociology, Faculty Member of ACECR

Abstract
This study examines social factors associated with changes in attitudes and behaviors of students towards smoking and drugs. The study is a retrospective longitudinal survey. The sample included 299 male and female students of Kharazmi University. Social bonding theory, differential opportunity, differential association and anomie theory were used as theoretical framework of this study. The results indicate that there is a significant relationship between the independent variables (gender, marital status, parent’s socio-economic status, academic field of study, differential opportunity, engagement, differential association, sense of anomie, academic failure, failure in love) and dependent variables (changing behavior and attitudes towards drugs). However, the quality of relationship between independent variables and attitudes towards drugs were different from that of drug use. In general, it is indicated that the amount of change in using drugs and smoking is more than change of attitude. Among independent variables, commitment, engagement and differential opportunities are more significant in changing behavior and attitudes towards drugs.
 

Keywords

Drugs
University students
Change of Attitudes and Behaviors
Anomie
Differential associations
Social bounds
Journal of Iranian Social Studies
Volume 10, Issue 2.3
Summer 2017
Pages 124-153

  • Receive Date 26 June 2018
  • First Publish Date 26 June 2018
  • Publish Date 21 June 2016

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