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Can substance abuse media literacy increase prediction of drug use in students?
Majid Barati1, Saeed Bashirian1, Hanieh Jormand2
1Health Education and Promotion, Department of Public Health, School of Health and Autism Spectrum Disorders Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IR, Iran.
Objective:
The present study aimed to determine the predictors of drug use among students based on the Extended Prototype willingness model (EPWM).
Methods:
This cross-sectional study was performed at Hamadan universities. The participants were selected via multi-stage sampling. Finally, out of 721 students participated. The questionnaire consisted of four sections: (a) socio-demographic characteristics, (b) Questionnaire about the prototype willingness model constructs, (c) Questionnaire about the status of drug use behavior, (d) Substance Abuse Media Literacy (SAML) scale. Data were analyzed using a structural equations partial least squares confirmatory composite approach and SPSS-23.
Results:
The mean age of students was of 23.47 ± 4.14 years. Based on results, behavioral willingness (β = 0.420, t-value = 9.010, p < 0.001) and behavioral intention (β = 0.291, t-value = 6.957, p < 0.001) significantly predicted drug use. The presented results of analysis, 66% of the variance of the drug use, 62% of the variable of the behavioral willingness, and 56% of the behavioral intention could be explained by the EPWM.
Conclusion:
The present study demonstrated that EPWM could predict drug use in students. Therefore, designing and implementing educational and promotional intervention programs to reduce behavioral willingness and increase students' skills in substance abuse media literacy is necessary to prevent drug use behavior.
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