Maryam Azimi
Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Tehran, IranPublications
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Original Article
The Explanation of Students' Addiction Potential Based on Psychological Dysregulation (Behavioral, Cognitive, and Emotional): With Perceived Stress Mediation
Author(s): Seyed Hassan Saadat, Seyed Ghasem Seyed Hashemi*, Hassan Bafandeh Garamaleki, Roghaieh Pourseyed Mahdi and Maryam Azimi
Objectives: The present study is conducted aiming to explain students' addiction potential based on psychological dysregulation with the mediation of perceived stress. Methods: This research was of descriptive-correlational type in which 318 male high school students of Jolfa city were selected via cluster sampling, and filled out Iranian addiction potential scale (IAPS), Abbreviated Dysregulation Inventory (ADI), and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation), Pearson correlation coeffcient and structural equation modelling. Results: Findings showed that there is a significant and positive relationship between perceived stress (r=0.70, p<00.01) and psychological dysregulation (r=0.68, p<0.01) with addiction potential. The suggested mode.. Read More»