Explaining the Tendency to Substance Use on The Basis of Spiritual Intelligence and Wisdom

Aims: Addiction is a chronic disease characterized by impaired individual, physiological and social performance. spiritual intelligence and wisdom can be effective as protective factors in predicting tendency to substance use. This study has aimed to investigate the relationship between spiritual intelligence and wisdom with the tendency to substance use among college student.
In this descriptive-correlational study, 361 College students in 2015-16 were selected from students of Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University using multiple cluster sampling method and Spiritual Intelligence Self-Report Scale ,Three- Dimensional Wisdom Scale (3D-WS) and tendency to substance use questionnaire to be completed. Data analysis was performed by SPSS 20 softwares and Lisrel.
Findings: Results showed that Correlation between spiritual intelligence and wisdom with tendency to substance use was significant (p as regards spiritual intelligence and wisdom are negatively related with the tendency to substance use, it is concluded that the strengthening of spiritual intelligence and wisdom of individuals leads to reduce their substance use.