The Mediating Role of Reappraisal and Suppression of Emotional Experiences in the Relationship between Personality Characteristics and Addiction Tendency

The present study aimed to examine the mediating role of emotion regulation and emotional suppression in the relationship between personality traits and addiction tendencies among university students. This research was a descriptive-correlational study. The statistical population consisted of all students at Kharazmi University during the academic year ۲۰۲۳-۲۰۲۴, from which ۳۵۷ students were selected using convenience sampling. Data were collected using the NEO Five-Factor Personality Inventory (McCrae & Costa, ۱۹۹۲), the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (Gross & John, ۲۰۰۳), and the Addiction Tendency Scale (Weid & Butcher, ۱۹۹۲). Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling with SPSS ۲۴ and Amos ۲۴ software. The results revealed that neuroticism had a direct and positive relationship with addiction tendency, while extraversion and conscientiousness showed a direct and negative relationship with addiction tendency. No significant direct relationship was found between agreeableness and addiction tendency. Furthermore, neuroticism had a direct relationship with emotional suppression, while extraversion and conscientiousness had a direct relationship with reappraisal of emotions. Reappraisal of emotional experiences was not significantly related to addiction tendency, but emotional suppression had a significant direct relationship with addiction tendency. Additionally, emotional suppression played a mediating role in the relationship between neuroticism and addiction tendency (t = ۱.۹۶). Therefore, personality traits, as well as emotion regulation and suppression, play a significant role in the tendency toward addiction among students. Targeting these two factors in psychological treatments may be effective in reducing students’ addiction tendencies.

کلیدواژه ها:

Personality Traits ، Addiction Tendency ، Emotional Experience Reappraisal ، Suppression ، ویژگی های شخصیتی ، گرایش به اعتیاد ، ارزیابی مجدد و سرکوب تجارب هیجانی