Relationship between self efficacies and achievement motivation with potential for substance abuse in student

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to assess the relationship between self-efficacy and achievement motivation with the students tendency to drug abuse.This study is descriptive and correlation type. From Imam Khomeini International University undergraduate students, 400 students (230 female and 170 male) were selected by using multi-stage cluster sampling. Data collecting tool was self efficacy questionnaire (Scherrer et al, 1982), Achievement Motivation Questionnaire (Hermens, 1977) and drug abuse potential questionnaire (Wade et al, 1992). To analyze the data, the correlation method was used.The results showed that in men, Self efficacy and achievement motivation are able to anticipate potential for abuse and the tendency to drug abuse in most of the people. The only areas in which women are able to predict the Self efficacy and the risk of drug use trends to predictBy identifying individuals who have low levels of self-efficacy and achievement motivation, and by learning ways of increasing self-efficacy and achievement motivation, it is possible to reduce their Drug abuse tendency.