Predictive correlations of substance use in Iranian adolescent girls

Adolescence is a sensitive period for substance abuse.The aim of this study was to identify the predictive correlations of substance abuse among Iranian adolescent girls. Using the systematic review method, Persian studies that examined the risk and protective factors associated with the use of psychoactive substances in adolescent girls in four databases of NORMAGS, civilica, The University Jihad Scientific Database (SID) and the Iranian Scientific Database (irandoc) were searched. In 6 studies that met the inclusion criteria of this study, 16 variables were identified and grouped as risk factors and 17 variables as protective factors. Among the identified variables, one variable had a strong correlation, 17 variables had a moderate correlation and 15 variables had a weak correlation with substance use. Among the risk factors of Present-Hedonistic, sensation seeking and social comparision and among the protective factors of self-observation, self-regulation and moral intelligence had the highest correlation with substance use.