%0 Journal Article %A Rahimian Boogar, %A Tabatabaee, Sayed Mosa %A Tosi, Jalileh %T Attitude towards substance abuse and its outcomes: The predictive role of personality traits and demographical factors %J Razi Journal of Medical Sciences %V 21 %N 129 %U http://rjms.iums.ac.ir/article-1-3597-en.html %R %D 2015 %K Substance abuse, Neuroticism, Personality, College students, %X  Background: Substance abuse is the most important problem for mental health specialists in the contemporary societies. This study was aimed to examine the role of personality traits and demographical factors in attitude towards substance abuse and its outcomes. Methods: In this cross-sectional descriptive study, from students of Damghan University, 95 boys and 105 girls selected by simple random sampling and they completed the The Attititde to Addiction Scale, The Personality Five-Factor Questionniare and Demographical Questionniare. Data were analyzed using correlation and stepwise multiple regression through SPSS v. 19. Results: There was a significant relationship among neuroticism, extraversion, openness, agreeableness, conscientiousness and income with attitude to substance abuse and related outcomes (p %> http://rjms.iums.ac.ir/article-1-3597-en.pdf %P 39-50 %& 39 %! %9 Research %L A-10-1-1647 %+ Semnan University, Semnan, Iran %G eng %@ 2228-7043 %[ 2015