(The Turkish Online Journal of Design Art and Communication, 2016-04) Orak, Jahanbakhsh
The aim of this study is to evaluate the socio-economic and personality factors and sensation-seeking
and drug addiction in the Ize city. The sample is consisted of 18 individuals that were divided on the
basis of drug addiction and normal in both groups (9 people with addiction and 9 normal people). This
is a causal-comparative study. The research tool was a questionnaire MMPI short form questionnaire
and Zuckerman Sensation Seeking Scale.
Hypotheses include:
1. Between psychological and personality characteristics (hypochondriasis, depression, hysteria,
psychopathy, paranoia, mental weakness, schizophrenia and Hypomania) in addicted and normal
people, there is a significant difference.
2. Between sensation seeking of addicted and normal people, there is a significant difference.
3. Between socio-economic status of addicted and normal people, there is a significant difference.
To test the hypotheses of t test, independent groups were used. The study results showed that between
psychological characteristics of addicted and normal people, there is a significant difference in the
level of p <5 %.
