The Survey of Personal Characteristic (Excitement Willingness, Self-assertion, Psychological Obstinacy)’ Religious Attitudes, Connubial Satisfaction, and Preparation to Narcotics Addition in Men and Woman in Arak

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Hossein Mahmoudi1, Hassan Heidari2, and Mansour Abdi3 (Department of Psychology, Arak Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran1, Department of Counseling, Khomein Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khomein, Iran2, and Department of Psychology, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Arak University, Arak, Iran3)

The present study was conducted with the general title and purpose of examining the relationship between personality traits (excitement, assertiveness, & psychological toughness), religious attitude and marital satisfaction with drug addiction readiness in men and women in Arak. The study population included all married men and women in Arak in 2011 that had at least two years of marital experience, a maximum of 45 years of age and were literate at the cycle level. The research sample consisted of 400 people (including 200 females & 200 males) who were sampled. These questionnaires include: Addiction Readiness Assessment Scale (APS) (Zargar, 2006); Enrich Marital Satisfaction Scale 47 items (Sanaei & Alaqmand, 1999); Allport Religious Attitude Scale (ROS) (Mokhtari, 2000); Kubas Psychological Hardiness Scale (Kiamarsi, 2007); Existence Measurement Scale (ASA) (Shahni Yilagh, 2009); and Zaker Man Excitement Scale (quoted by Hassanzadeh, 2009). There was no relationship between psychological toughness and readiness for addiction in women, but there is an inverse relationship between men and with increasing toughness, readiness for addiction decreases. There was a significant direct relationship between the means of existence and readiness for addiction in women, but no relationship was seen in men. Also, due to the inconsistency of the findings of the present study with the findings of other countries in the fields of emotion seeking and psychological toughness, it is suggested that the quality of excitement and toughness and scales for measuring these variables be considered as future research topics by researchers.