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Formulation of A Model of Substance Use Tendency Based on Alexithymia And Impulsivity With The Mediation of Mentalization
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Fereshteh Arsalandeh   , Raheleh Bagheri fard * , Fereshteh Asgharinia , Mansourehsadat Rajaeizadeh |
| Hamadan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamadan, Iran. & Hamadan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamadan, Iran. , rahele.bagheri.fard@gmail.com |
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Introduction: Knowing some emotional components and personality traits underlying the tendency to use drugs among young people is highly sensitive; In this regard, this study investigates Formulation of a Model of Substance Use Tendency Based on Alexithymia and Impulsivity with the Mediation of Mentalization.
Methods: The present descriptive-correlation method was a type of structural equation modeling methods. The statistical population of the research was all the youth of Kermanshah city in 2023. For this purpose, 420 of these people were selected by convenience sampling method and answered The Iranian Addiction Potential Scale, Toronto alexithymia Scale, Barratt Impulsiveness Scale, and Reflective Function Questionnaire. The data obtained from the considered questionnaires were analyzed by AMOS and SPSS version 23.
Results: The results showed that the assumed model of the current research has the necessary fit with the data. The results obtained from structural equation modeling indicated that the direct path of the variable of alexithymia (β = 0.63, T = 5.99), impulsivity (β = 0.37, T = 4.28), certainty (β= -0.66, T=-4.81) and uncertainty (β=0.62, T=-7.70) on the tendency to substance use were significant. Also, the indirect effect of alexithymia (P< 0.05, b = -0.39) and impulsivity (P< 0.05, b = -0.46) It was significant on the tendency to use substance through the mediating role of mentalization (certainty). In addition, the indirect effect of alexithymia (P< 0.05, b = 0.52) and impulsivity (P< 0.05, b = 0.60) It was significant on the tendency to use substance through the mediating role of mentalization (uncertainty).
Conclusions: Based on the findings of this research, it can be concluded that a coherent understanding of the components of alexithymia and impulsivity and especially mentalization in the pathology of addiction is a key element in the evaluation. And probably the clinical work with patients addicted to narcotic substance and also other people who tend to use substance.
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| Keywords: Substance abuse, alexithymia, impulsivity, mentalization. |
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Received: 2023/11/12 | Accepted: 2024/10/1 | Published: 2024/10/1 | ePublished: 2024/10/1
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