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garavand H, Lajevardi H, Faraji A. The Mediating Role of Subjective Vitality in the Relationship of School Ethical Climate and Moral Intelligence With Substance Use Proneness in Students. Research on Addiction 2026; 20 (80) :75-98
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Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran
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Objective: The present study aimed to propose a structural model to investigate the mediating role of subjective vitality in the relationship of school ethical climate and moral intelligence with substance use proneness among male high school students. Method: This study was a descriptive-correlational research utilizing structural equation modeling. The statistical population comprised all male upper-secondary school students in Qom (n =16324) during the 2025–2026 academic year, from whom 200 students were selected using multi-stage cluster random sampling. The research instruments included the inventory of addiction potential scale, the subjective vitality scale, the moral intelligence competency inventory, and the school climate scale. Data were analyzed using the structural equation modeling method. Results: The results of structural equation modeling showed that research model had a favorable fit. Moral intelligence and subjective vitality had a significant negative relationship with substance use proneness, whereas the school ethical climate did not show a significant relationship. Furthermore, moral intelligence had a significant positive relationship with subjective vitality, while the relationship between school ethical climate and subjective vitality was not significant. In addition, bootstrapping results showed that moral intelligence, but not school ethical climate, had a significant indirect relationship with substance use proneness through the mediating role of subjective vitality. Conclusion: Overall, enhancing moral intelligence and promoting subjective vitality can be effective in reducing students' proneness to substance use. Therefore, implementing school-based programs to develop moral intelligence, teach life skills, and promote students' mental health is recommended.
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Received: 2026/06/6 | Accepted: 2026/08/28 | Published: 2026/09/10
Received: 2026/06/6 | Accepted: 2026/08/28 | Published: 2026/09/10
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