Modeling the Structural Relationships of Attachment Styles with Readiness for Addiction with the Mediation Cognitive Regulation of Emotion in Addicts Who Are Quitting

Mahnaz  Elahinezhad; Hossein  Ebrahimi Moghadam

doi:10.18502/jchr.v13i9.15654

Mahnaz Elahinezhad Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Social Sciences, Roudhen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudhen, Iran
Hossein Ebrahimi Moghadam Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Social Sciences, Roudhen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudhen, Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/jchr.v13i9.15654

Keywords: Attachment styles, Addiction, Emotional Regulation

Abstract

Background: This research aimed to model the structural relationships of attachment styles with for addiction readiness with mediating variable cognitive regulation of emotion in quitting drug addicts.

Methods: This is an analytical-cross-sectional study. The sample included 300 rehabilitated addicts (18 to 55 years old) were selected from 4 addiction treatment centers in Amol city in 1401 using stratified random sampling. The tools used in this research were the questionnaire on attachment styles, readiness for addiction,cognitive regulation of emotions. Data analysis was perfprmed based on structural equation modeling in Amos 22 software.

Results: The findings manifested that attachment styles affect addiction readiness with the mediating variable being cognitive regulation of emotions in recovering addicts (P = 0.006, P = 0.0001). Attachment styles were directly related to the cognitive regulation of emotions in recovering addicts
(P = 0.0001). Cognitive regulation of excitement had a direct association with readiness for addiction in drug addicts who are quitting (P = 0.0001).

Conclusion:The results can beapplied in the interventions and trainings of addiction treatment clinics with regard to the predictive power of variables.