Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate conceptual model of antecedents of addiction (authoritative parenting styles, authoritarian, permissive and social support of family and friends) among reffering male addicts to health centers in Zanjan city, Iran. The population in this study was all of the male addicts who are reffering to health centers. From this population 250 male addicts were selected using convenience sampling method. The research instruments were Baumrind's parenting styles inventory, Phillips social support questionnaire and researcher made questionnaire of check status of drug use. The proposed model was tested using structural equation modeling. According to the results, the proposed model had an acceptable fitness regarding the fitness indices. The results of this study showed that antecedents (style of parenting, social support) have casual relationship with addiction.

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