Study of Social factors for youth Tendency to hookah use (case study of 17 to 35 year old youth of Tehran city)

"hookah use" is one of the forms of tobacco use that is currently spreading rapidly in society, especially among young people. The hookah is a very challenging topic for the health of the community due to its inherent disadvantages and the fact that it facilitates people to bring other tobacco products, such as cigarettes and even opiates and drugs. In this research, the Social factors of young tendency towards hookah use were investigated with Merton's theory of deviations, Sutherland's differential association theory and risky behavior theory. To test the hypothesis of the research, descriptive and explanatory survey method with Researcher-made questionnaire has been used in which about 200 17 to 35 year old youth who use hookah are selected as the statistical population In the year 2018. The sample was selected from District 11 of Tehran due to the high density of hookahs shops in this section. Also Cronbach's Alpha for questionnaire is 0.756 and This amount for “contact with friends” indicator 0.640, “Religious Commitment” 0.846, “leisure time spend” 0.608 and for “hookah use” is 0.765. The findings indicate there is significant relationship between age and Employment with hookah use. Also there is indirect relationship between “religious affiliation” (mean= 63.4 & r=0.26) and “spending leisure time” (mean= 50.8 & r=0.39) with “hookah use” (mean= 72.8); but direct relationship between “contact with friends” (mean= 65 & r=0.41) with hookah use. In other words base on the regression analysis resaults most important factor for youth Tendency to hookah use is relationship with hookah users friends (0.391). Also weakness of practical adherence to religious norms (0.272) increase youth tendency to hookah use. Also decrease of leisure time and appropriate hobbies (0.308) will increase youth tendency to hookah use. The total explanation of the dependent variable is 0.461. Finally should be said that the prevalence of hookah use is a result of various social factors and this need to inform families and their supervisory role as well as the long-term policies of the relevant institutions.