Examination the mediator effect of ontological well-being between life positions and depression in individuals substance addiction

The purpose of this study is; the mediating role of ontological well-being between life positions and depressions of drug-addicted individuals. The research was designed with a quantitative method and interviewed with 230 people. Participants of research are addicted inviduals who treated at the Küçükçekmece Center for Combating Dependence Counseling and Rehabilitation and Balıklı Rum Hospital. Questionnare form was used to gather data. The form includes firstly demographic form, short depression symptom scale, life position scale and ontological well-being scale. In the structural model obtained as a result of the research, it has been found that ontological well-being of substance addicts have a statistically significant effect on life-position and depression relations. The results are discussed according to the related literature and future studies are suggested.