Relationship between social satisfaction and tendency to social deviations among students of Payame Noor Malekan University

The present study investigates the relationship between social satisfaction and the tendency to social deviations among students of Payame Noor Malekan University. Social deviations refer to actions or behaviors that violate social and cultural norms. Social satisfaction is defined as the perceived difference between desire and progress in life and the realization of desire. The research method, survey and data collection tool were a researcher-made questionnaire whose validity was determined through face validity and reliability through Cronbach's alpha. The statistical population of Payame Noor Malekan students was 830 and the sample size was 263 among the students selected by stratified method according to the volume. Hypotheses were tested with Pearson correlation coefficient. Findings showed that between students' social satisfaction and the variables of tendency to social deviations (-0.77) tendency to sexual deviation (-0.58), tendency to theft (-0.60), tendency to violence (0.66 -), tendency to vandalistic behaviors (-0.67) and tendency to drugs (-0.37) There is a significant relationship. Social satisfaction is very important in social health and reducing injuries and social deviations in society, especially among young people.