Addiction Potential among Iranian Governmental Employees: Predicting Role of Perceived Stress, Job Security, and Job Satisfaction

Aim/Purpose: To explore the incidence of addiction potential within Iranian public working population, describing how many employees fall diagnostic categories low, moderate, and high potential. Also, to investigate predicting role occupational variables such as perceived stress, job security, satisfaction on belonging categories. Background: Substance among can lead several negative consequences at individual organizational levels. it is fourth cause death in Iran. However, few studies have been conducted topic employees, non employees. Methodology: The study participants were 430 governmental offices North Khorasan province, Descriptive statistical analysis multiple linear regression analyzed population whether predicted or Contribution: This paper suggests that stress might act a risk factor for developing addiction, whereas security be protective factors against likelihood development. Findings: More than half sample showed moderate Perceived was positively related Job negatively Recommendation Researchers: When addressing substance researchers should focus preventative side investigating it; is, rather already unfolded addiction. mindful cultural context which are conducted. Future Research: research other relevant predictors relation employee potential, leadership style, work-life balance, worktime schedule, expand causal chain by including personality traits neuroticism.