Predicting Social, Emotional and Academic Adjustment of Shahed School Students Based on Emotional Maturity and Distress Tolerance

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Authors

1 Assistant Professor of Health Psychology, Department of Psychology, Payam-e Noor University, Tehran, Iran

2 Master of General Psychology, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Payam-e Noor University, Tehran, Iran

3 Master of Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Hamadan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamadan, Iran

4 PhD Candidate in Family Psychology and Sexual Health, Department of Family and Sexual Health, Faculty of Psychology, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran

5 MA, Department of Personality Psychology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Having sufficient information about the prevalence of drug use, types of drugs used and duration of dependence in soldiers can play an important role in preventing soldiers’ affliction with drug use and treating them. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of drug use among soldiers in the barracks in Lorestan province. The statistical population of this descriptive survey study consisted of all the soldiers in the barracks in Lorestan province, Iran. Accordingly, 400 soldiers were selected and studied as a sample using the convenience non-random sampling method. A researcher-made questionnaire was used to assess the prevalence of drug use among the soldiers. The collected data were analyzed by chi-square test. The results showed that the frequency of drug use had increased significantly during military service compared to that of pre-service period. But the types of drugs used and the duration of dependence before and after the military service were not significantly different. According to the findings of the study, it is concluded that the period of sacred military service is of particular importance in the physical and mental health of young people, and paying attention to the conditions and problems of young people in this critical period can play an important role in preventing and even treating their addictive disorders.

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Military Psychology
Volume 12, Issue 46
Summer Quarterly
August 2021
Pages 41-56

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  • Receive Date: 02 July 2020
  • Revise Date: 30 April 2021
  • Accept Date: 05 May 2021

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