Investigating the relationship between family structure, social support, suicidal tendency and life satisfaction among addicted men

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between family structure, social support, suicidal tendency and life satisfaction among addicted men. The research method is descriptive-correlational. The statistical population includes all addicted men referring to addiction treatment clinics, both private and public in Rasht from June to September 2015. 150 addicted men were selected by simple random sampling. In order to collect data from the Epstein, Baldwin & Pishap (1983), Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Questionnaire of Time and Partners (1998), Anton vared Suicidal Thoughts (1991), Diener et al.'s Life Satisfaction (1987). Completed. Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression were used for data analysis in SPSS18. The findings showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between family structure and life satisfaction, and there is a negative and significant relationship between suicidal tendency and life satisfaction. There is a meaningful and positive relationship between social support and life satisfaction. Also, the results of regression analysis showed that the family structure of 72% and suicidal tendency also predict 74% of changes in life satisfaction. The results showed that there is a relationship between family structure, social support, suicidal tendency and life satisfaction among addicted men.