The role of personality traits and emotional cognitive regulation in predicting vulnerability to addiction

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Master of Psychology, Department of Psychology, Shahid Madani University of Azarbaijan, Azerbaijan, Iran.

2 Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Azad University of Shahid Madani, Azerbaijan, Iran.

Abstract

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Introduction: Addiction is a multifaceted problem affecting many interpersonal and interpersonal factors. The purpose of this study was to predict addiction readiness based on personality traits and cognitive emotion
Methods: This study was a correlational study in which 5 students (1 male and 2 female) were selected by cluster random sampling and completed Identification Questionnaires for Addicts, Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire, Big Five Personality Questionnaire. Short form. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (stepwise regression) using SPSS v.22 statistical software.
Results: The results showed that there was a significant correlation between personality traits and Cognitive emotion regulation with tendency to addiction, and explained Cognitive emotion regulation variables 0.8% and personality dimensions 4.8% of addiction variance.
Conclusion: According to the findings of this study which showed the predictive role of personality traits and cognitive emotion regulation in prediction of addiction tendency, it is necessary that in the field of substance dependency prevention, students' education on basic personality traits and emotion regulation more than Notice in advance.

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