رابطه حمایت ادراک شده با آمادگی به اعتیاد و پریشانی روان ‌شناختی با نقش میانجی‌گری احساس تنهایی در دانش‌آموزان

Objective: The aim of the current study was to examine the casual relationship of perceived support with psychological distress and addiction potential with the mediating role of loneliness in school students of slum area in Qom. Method: The participants of this study included 225 high-school male students who were chose by multistage cluster sampling method. Perceived Support Questionnaire, Psychological Distress Questionnaire, Addiction Potential Scale, and Loneliness Scale were administered to the participant for data collection. Path analysis and Bootstrap tests were conducted to explore direct and indirect pathways of the research model, respectively. Results: The results showed that perceived support was the antecedent and psychological distress and addiction potential were the consequences of loneliness in school students. The results indicated that loneliness has a significant mediating role in the relationship of perceived support and with psychological distress and addiction potential. Conclusion: The findings of this study can help school counselors, education psychologist, and teachers reduce student’s problems.