Authors : Jamshid Sepehry Rad and Mahmoud Shirazi
Abstract: The aim of this study was to examine the role of distress tolerance role in predicting susceptibility of addicts and non-addicts to addiction. The method of the study was correlation-prediction. The statistical population of the study consisted of all regular residents of Zahedan city in the range of 15-17 year old and all withdrawing people referring to rehabilitation centers of Zahedan. The available sampling method and the multistage clustering sampling method were used for regular and addict people, respectively. The instruments for collecting data were Simons’ and Gaher’s Standard Questionnaire of distress Tolerance and Vide’s and Bucher’s Addiction Potential Scale (APS). Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficients and stepby- step regression methods. The findings indicated that there is a significantly positive, but low severe, relationship between distress tolerance and susceptibility to addiction among addicts, while there is a significantly negative relationship between distress tolerance and susceptibility to addiction among regular people. Also, the results of the step-by-step regression analysis showed that the components evaluation, tolerance and absorption predicted 9.1, 15.8 and 24.8% of total variance of susceptibility to addiction among addict people.
Jamshid Sepehry Rad and Mahmoud Shirazi, 2016. The Role of Distress Tolerance in Predicting Susceptibility of Addicts and Non-Addicts to Addiction. Research Journal of Medical Sciences, 10: 287-290.