Content analysis of the books thought and life style of the first grade of high school based on the attention to the components of addiction prevention

Abstract Purpose: one of the most important programs and strategies of addiction prevention is teaching thoughts and life skills at school. Therefore, the purpose of this study is content analysis of the book thought and lifestyle according to the attention for addiction prevention components based on objectives of comprehensive documentary of addiction prevention. Method: the method used for content analysis is Shannon entropy method and analysis unit included texts, questions and images. Statistical society included the books of thought and life style of first grade of high school and statistic sample was the book thought and life style, common for males and females of 7th and 8th grade. Findings: results of the study indicated the material teaching component was disregarded in the content of the book thought and life style of seventh grade, while material teaching was highly mentioned and the self-expression and courage skills was less mentioned in the content of the book for 8th grade. Conclusion: inclusion of the discussions about addiction prevention and life skills such as self-expression and courage, and combination of material teaching in school books can be important in many ways.