The Investigation of the Aggressive Behaviors of Addicted and Non-Addicted Men

Khatoon Pourmaveddat, Seyed Asghar Mousavi, Vahideh Salah, Esmaiel Sheikhmohseni, Zargham Arefei

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Drug, alcohol and medicine abuse represent a psychological disorder which can cause numerous problems for the individuals, family and society. The abnormal behaviors such as aggression and violence among addicts are instances of such problems. Therefore, the present study aims to investigate the aggressive behaviors among the addicted and non-addicted men in Genave Port.  The present study is of casual-comparative type and it is correlative survey. To investigate the aggressive behaviors among the addicted and non-addicted men in Genave Port, 60 addicts, 50 individuals in addiction-quitting stage and 90 non-addicted males were selected through accessibility sampling method. The Ahvaz Aggression Questionnaire was used as the research instrument. The results of Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) indicate that the participants’ aggression is significantly associated with their addiction age. The findings of present study also reveal that the addicted individuals show more aggressive behaviors compared with the non-addicted ones and that the individuals quitting addiction and younger addicts indicate more aggressive behaviors.

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