the assessment of self-esteem in addicted women

conclusions lower level of self-steem should be considered as an important factor for tendency for drug abuse. results the mean age of participants was not statistically different in three groups (p = 0.75) but the other variables (i.e. level of education, job, location of living, and marital status) show significant statistical difference (p = 0.001).the mean score of self-esteem in the group of imprisoned addicts, addicts and control groups were respectively 14.87 ± 4.70, 15.16 ± 4.71, and 22.90 ± 5.06. the mean score in the control group is significantly higher than addict group (chi-square = 74.97, p < 0.001). background self-esteem is the level of respect which an individual pays to himself and his identity. having healthy self-esteem is a fundamental need for human beings and lack of it may have some consequences. objectives the aim of this study was to determine and compare the level of self-esteem among female addicts with normal control group. patients and methods the study is an analytical cross-sectional study. the present study was conducted on three groups: imprisoned addicted women, addicted women in the society visiting welfare associations who did not have a background of imprisonment, and a control group including non-addicts who did not have the records of imprisonment and visiting health care centers to receive consultation services. validated persian version of the rosenbergs self-esteem scale was used in this study. the chi-square test, anova and kruskal-wallis tests were used.