The Study of Relationship between Life Satisfaction and Tendency to Addiction in Students of Qom University of Medical Sciences, (Iran)

Background and Objectives: Dissatisfaction with life and use of drugs in adolescents is a worrying problem, since each of these problems is associated with many negative consequences. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between life satisfaction and tendency to addiction in the students of Qom University of Medical Sciences.   Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study, was performed on all students of Qom University of Medical Sciences. Statistical population consisted of 250 individuals who were selected with systematic random sampling in the second semester of academic year 2016-2017 and responded to demographic characteristics, Diener’s Satisfaction with Life, and Tendency to Addiction questionnaires. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient and regression at a significant level of p<0.05.   Results: The mean of students' tendency to addiction was 32.03+19.25 and the mean of student's life satisfaction was 23.7+6.19. Also, there was a significant reverse relationship between life satisfaction and tendency to addiction among the students.   Conclusion: The results of this study showed that increasing life satisfaction is associated with a decrease in tendency to addiction in the students. Therefore, planning is necessary to improve the satisfaction with life during the academic period and reduce the tendency to addiction in this group of society.