Explaining the Substance Use Tendency on the basis of Wisdom and Self-Transcendence

Addiction is a chronic disease that is characterized by impaired individual, physiological, and social functioning. Wisdom and self-transcendence, as protective factors, can be effective in predicting tendency to substance use. This study aimed to investigate the relationship of wisdom and self-transcendence with the tendency to substance use among university students.
A descriptive correlational research method was used in this study. In this study, students of Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University constituted the statistical population where a 361-participant sample was selected using multi-stage cluster sampling method. Three-Dimensional Wisdom Scale (3D-WS), Adult Self-Transcendence Inventory (ASTI), and drug use tendency questionnaire were used for the purpose of data collection. The data were analyzed via Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis methods.
The results showed that there is a significant relationship between components of predictor variables and tendency to substance use. Moreover, it was revealed that wisdom and self-transcendence can predict and explain variance of tendency to substance use (P Since wisdom and self-transcendence can predict and explain variance of tendency to substance use, it is possible to reduce the rate of tendency to substance use by nurturing and promoting such characteristics.