Intolerance of uncertainty (IU) is the tendency to interpret ambiguous situations as threatening and having negative consequences, resulting in feelings of distress and anxiety. IU has been linked to a number of anxiety disorders, and anxiety felt in the face of uncertainty may result in maladaptive behaviors such as impulsive decision making. Although there is strong evidence that anxiety and ...

objectives the aim of this study was to model, assay, and plan a model to reveal the structural relations between psychological factors, including parenting, novelty seeking, problem behavior, and coping strategies, for addiction potential. patients and methods structural equation modeling (sem) was used to evaluate the relationship between parenting styles and addiction potential with mediator...

Objective: In all societies, adolescents are the most vulnerable age group to addiction. Decision-making styles and attitude toward substances can play an important role in the tendency of adolescents to addiction. The aim of the current study was to investigate the role of decision-making styles and attitude toward substances in predicting the potential addiction among adolescents. Methods: I...

BACKGROUND There is ongoing controversy about whether or not internet addiction should be considered a non-substance behavioral addiction (like gambling disorder) and, if so, what diagnostic criteria should be used to define the condition. Current criteria for internet addiction give equal diagnostic weight to the physiological symptoms and the social consequences of internet addiction. AIM A...

This study aims to examine the relationships between Internet addiction, depression, COVID-19-related fear, anxiety, and suspicion in graduate students. A total of 482 students pursuing a master’s degree educational administration participated study, which was designed according relational survey model. The data were collected using online questionnaires, proposed hypotheses tested analyzed str...

The coronavirus pandemic has caused intense anxiety in people and brought many changes daily life. Emerging adults, one of the groups experiencing anxiety, also turned to social media tools order socialize with others follow agenda, overuse an increase addiction. Considering that life satisfaction is a mediating variable coping experienced during use media, it aimed examine role relationship be...