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A model of vulnerability to addiction in adolescents based on affective-emotional temperaments with the mediating role of sensitivity to rejection
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Maryam Parnian Khooy1    , Sajjad Basharpoor *1 , Akbar Atadokht1 , Niloofar Mikaeili1 |
| 1- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran |
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Background and Purpose: In recent decades, there has been a concerning increase in the prevalence and diversity of substance use problems in all countries of the world. Emphasizing the importance of prevention, this study aims to identify factors that increase vulnerability to addiction and to model the causal relationship of adolescent vulnerability to addiction based on affective-emotional temperaments, considering the mediating role of sensitivity to rejection.
Method: This study employed a descriptive–correlational design using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The statistical population included all all secondary school students (10th, 11th, and 12th grades with an age range of 16-19 years) studying in Osku city in the 2023-2024 academic year. Therefore, 465 individuals were selected using a multi-stage cluster sampling method and responded to the Identifying People in Risk of Addiction Questionnaire (I.P.R.A.) by Anisi (2013), Affective and Emotional Temperament Scale (AFECT; Lara et al. 2012), and the Rejection Sensitivity Questionnaire (RSQ; Downey and Feldman, 1996). Data analysis was performed using Pearson correlation methods and structural equation modeling with SPSS-23 and SmartPLS-3.
Results: Structural equation modeling results revealed that emotional temperament (R = 0.283, p = 0.000), affective temperament (R = 0.267, p = 0.000), and rejection sensitivity (R = 0.377, p = 0.000) have a positive and significant relationship with vulnerability to addiction. Moreover, the results indicated that emotional temperament (β = 0.267, p ≤ 0.01), affective temperament (β = 0.283, p ≤ 0.001), and rejection sensitivity (β = 0.657, p ≤ 0.01) had significant direct positive effects on addiction vulnerability. Emotional temperament also indirectly influenced addiction vulnerability through rejection sensitivity (β = 0.113, p ≤ 0.01) and emotional temperament has an indirect effect on vulnerability to addiction through rejection sensitivity (P ≥0.01; ß=0.515). In conclusion, the results showed that the proposed model has a goodness-of-fit indices.
Conclusion: The results of this research have important implications for using the proposed model to identify adolescents at risk of addiction. It can be utilized to design preventive interventions aimed at reducing vulnerability to addiction among students. |
Article number: 7 |
| Keywords: Affective-emotional temperaments, sensitivity to rejection, vulnerability to addiction, adolescents |
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Received: 2025/05/24 | Accepted: 2025/08/9 | Published: 2025/09/6
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