Relationship Between Assertion and Aggression with Addiction Potential: A Cross-Sectional Study in 2019
Objectives This study aimed to determine the relationship between assertion and aggression with addiction potential among students in Shahroud University of Medical Sciences. Methods In this cross-sectional study conducted in 2019, 500 students of Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, were select...
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doaj-e8e072ccc91f45f593d34e6159bde7d32021-04-26T05:12:22ZengKorea Centers for Disease Control & PreventionOsong Public Health and Research Perspectives2210-90992210-91102020-08-0111423123810.24171/j.phrp.2020.11.4.12571Relationship Between Assertion and Aggression with Addiction Potential: A Cross-Sectional Study in 2019Mohammad Amiri0Zakieh Sadeghi1Elham Sadeghi2Ahmad Khosravi3 Health Services Management, Department of Public Health, School of Public Health, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran Analytical Chemistry Damghan University, Damghan, Iran Biomedical Engineering Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Epidemiology Department, Center for Health-Related Social and Behavioral Sciences Research, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, IranObjectives This study aimed to determine the relationship between assertion and aggression with addiction potential among students in Shahroud University of Medical Sciences. Methods In this cross-sectional study conducted in 2019, 500 students of Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, were selected by multistage random sampling, for a study using the Addiction Potential Scale, and Assertion and Aggression Questionnaires. Data were analyzed using ANOVA, Chi-square, t test, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, and the linear regression model. Results The mean scores of addiction potential, aggression, and assertion were 32.7 ± 17.2, 41.5 ± 12.9 and 139.4 ± 22.3, respectively. In this study, 38.8% (N = 194) of students had high aggression and 76.8% (N = 384) had high assertion. In the regression model, aggression, history of drug and addictive substances abuse, history of tobacco use, and history of alcohol abuse were significantly related to addiction potential (p ≤ 0.05). There was a negative relationship between assertion and addiction potential so that with one-unit increase in the assertion score, the addiction potential score decreased by −0.11. Conclusion Given the direct relationship between aggression and addiction potential, and since more than three-quarters of the students had moderate to high aggression, it is necessary to pay more attention to this issue. Interventions may play an important role in improving the current situation.http://ophrp.org/upload/pdf/ophrp-11-231.pdfaddictive behavioraggressionmedical students |
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Relationship Between Assertion and Aggression with Addiction Potential: A Cross-Sectional Study in 2019 |
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Relationship Between Assertion and Aggression with Addiction Potential: A Cross-Sectional Study in 2019 |
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Relationship Between Assertion and Aggression with Addiction Potential: A Cross-Sectional Study in 2019 |
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relationship between assertion and aggression with addiction potential: a cross-sectional study in 2019 |
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Korea Centers for Disease Control & Prevention |
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Objectives This study aimed to determine the relationship between assertion and aggression with addiction potential among students in Shahroud University of Medical Sciences. Methods In this cross-sectional study conducted in 2019, 500 students of Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, were selected by multistage random sampling, for a study using the Addiction Potential Scale, and Assertion and Aggression Questionnaires. Data were analyzed using ANOVA, Chi-square, t test, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, and the linear regression model. Results The mean scores of addiction potential, aggression, and assertion were 32.7 ± 17.2, 41.5 ± 12.9 and 139.4 ± 22.3, respectively. In this study, 38.8% (N = 194) of students had high aggression and 76.8% (N = 384) had high assertion. In the regression model, aggression, history of drug and addictive substances abuse, history of tobacco use, and history of alcohol abuse were significantly related to addiction potential (p ≤ 0.05). There was a negative relationship between assertion and addiction potential so that with one-unit increase in the assertion score, the addiction potential score decreased by −0.11. Conclusion Given the direct relationship between aggression and addiction potential, and since more than three-quarters of the students had moderate to high aggression, it is necessary to pay more attention to this issue. Interventions may play an important role in improving the current situation. |
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