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The Relationship between Family Factors and Secondary School Studentsʹ Attitude towards Drug Abuse (in Tehran)

The present research investigates the relationship between family factors and the studentsʹ attitude towards drugs. 863 (male and female) secondary school students were selected through randomized cluster sampling. They responded to the "Attitude towards Drugs Questionnaire" and "Family Factors Scale". The obtained data were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U tests and Spearmanʹs correlation coefficient. The results revealed that adolescents with addicted parents had more tendency towards drug abuse compared to the others. Feeling insecure at home, the students were more inclined to drug abuse. The students who had more educated parents had less inclination to drugs. Moreover, the higher the education of the father, the more studentsʹ negative feelings and attitudes towards the drugs. On the other hand, there was no significant relationship between motherʹs education and studentsʹ attitude towards drug abuse. In addition, the increase of family income lead to the studentsʹ displaying more negative feelings towards drug abuse. However, no significant relationship was found between family income and studentsʹ inclination to drug abuse, or their unreal perceptions and feelings concerning the dangers of drug abuse.