Investigating the effect of some social variables on the tendency of young people to consume alcohol(Case study: Ahvaz city)

The purpose of this study is to investigate some social factors affecting the tendency of young people in Ahvaz to consume alcohol. The sample size was estimated based on Cochran's formula of 383 people and multi-stage cluster sampling method was used to select them. A questionnaire was used to collect data from this study. SPSS23 software was used for data analysis. Pearson correlation coefficient was used to investigate the relationship between independent variables and the tendency variable to consume alcohol and regression analysis was used to examine the effect of each variable on the variable of tendency to consume alcohol. The results of Pearson correlation test showed that there was a direct relationship between the variables of Western media use (r = 0.364), companionship with friends and peers (r = 0.319) and social isolation (r = 0.198) with the variables of tendency to alcohol consumption. And there is meaning. Also, the results of Pearson correlation coefficient showed that the variable of religiosity (r = -0.409) has a significant inverse effect on the variable of tendency to alcohol consumption and there is no significant relationship between age and tendency to alcohol consumption. The results of regression analysis also showed that the variable of religiosity (Beta = 0.324) has the most effect on the variable of tendency to alcohol consumption and the variable of social isolation (Beta = 0.188) has the least effect on the variable of tendency to consume alcohol. Be.