The Relationship Between Anxious Attachment, Family Health, and Addiction Susceptibility Among University Students: The Mediating Role of Cognitive Emotion Regulation

Aims: Individuals with Substance use disorder (SUD) often struggle with chronic and recurrent episodes, experiencing a lack of control over their behaviors and significant disruptions in motivation. The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between anxious attachment, family well-being, and addiction susceptibility among university students with the mediating role of cognitive emotion regulation. Methods: This study utilized structural equation modeling (SEM), a widely recognized multivariate correlation method, to examine the relationship between various factors in the context of addiction susceptibility. The target population for this study comprised students from the Islamic Azad University of Ahvaz. Through convenience sampling, a sample of ۳۰۰ students was selected. All participants completed the Potential Addiction Scale, Experience in Close Relationships Scale, Family-of-Origin Scale, and Cognitive Emotion Regulation Scale. The collected data underwent statistical analysis using SEM, revealing a well-fitted model. Findings: The study's findings demonstrated that both anxious attachment and family health significantly influenced participants' inclination toward addiction (P<۰.۰۰۱). These effects were observed both directly and indirectly, mediated by cognitive emotion regulation (P<۰.۰۰۱). Conclusions: These results suggest that reducing addiction tendencies among young individuals can be achieved through targeted interventions, such as providing training to families and university students on cultivating secure attachment styles, employing adaptive cognitive regulation strategies, and promoting overall family health.

کلیدواژه ها:

Anxiety ، Health ، Family ، Addiction ، Emotion ، Students