Evaluation of Relationship between Self-efficacy and Addiction Potential and Acceptance among Students of Zanjan University of Medical Sciences

Recognition of factors related to tendency toward substance abuse in students can have a significant effect on preventing their tendency to addiction. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the relationship between self-efficacy and tendency toward substance abuse in students of Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran.
This descriptive-correlational research was conducted on all MSc and PhD students (a total of 1759 individuals) of Zanjan University of Medical Sciences in the academic year of 2015-2016. Sample size was estimated at 315 using Cochran method, and subjects were entered into the study through random sampling. Data collection tools included Sherer’s general self-efficacy, and addiction potential (APS) and acceptance (AAS) scales. From 315 distributed questionnaires, 284 completed surveys were assessed. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlation coefficient and multiple linear regression.
In this research, a significant relationship was observed between self-efficacy and addiction potential (r=-0.281, P=0.001) and acceptance (r=-0.316, P=0.001). According to the results of multiple linear regression, self-efficacy can effectively predict addiction potential and acceptance, in a way that 28% and 30% of variance of addiction potential and acceptance were determined by this variable, respectively.
According to the results of the research, self-efficacy is one of the predictive factors for addiction potential and acceptance in students.