مجله علوم روانشناختی (Dec 2022)
The mediating role of school anxiety and emotional control in the relationship between basic psychological needs and the tendency to use drug among
Abstract
Background: Adolescence is associated with developmental, biological, psychological and behavioral changes. Emergence of emotional problems and inability to control emotions may make teenagers vulnerable to risky behaviors such as substance abuse. Predisposed people have a greater tendency to use drugs and with this mental occupation, there is a greater possibility that they will fall into the trap of addiction. Paying attention to adolescents' anxiety in school and psychological needs such as communication and attachment, intimacy and independence causes a sense of competence and inner self-efficacy in adolescents. But so far, the study of these variables in the tendency to use drugs has not been studied in an integrated model. Aims: The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the mediating role of school anxiety and emotional control in the relationship between basic psychological needs and the tendency to use drugs among students. Methods: This research was structural equation modeling. The statistical population included all secondary school students of Noor city in the academic year of 1401-1400, of which 250 were selected by cluster sampling. All of them completed Zargar substance abuse questionnaires (2015), Desi and Ryan basic psychological needs (2000), Phillips school anxiety (1987) and Roger and Nashover emotional control scale (1987) in virtual form. The data were analyzed by Pearson's correlation test and structural equations. Results: The results showed that both variables of school anxiety and emotional control had a mediating role in relation to basic psychological needs and tendency to use drugs, and all direct and indirect paths between the variables were significant (p<0.05). Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, it can be said that the structural model of the research had a good fit and the use and awareness of the research variables can play a decisive role in the tendency of teenagers to abuse drugs, and therefore, by improving the basic psychological needs and emotional control and reducing school anxiety, it is possible to Preventing the tendency to use drugs in teenagers.
