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The Comparison of Self-regulation and Affective Control in Methamphetamine and Narcotics Addicts and Non-Addicts
Kolthoum Tayyebi1, Abbas Abolghasemi2, Majid Mahmood Alilu3
1Department of Clinical Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil Branch, Ardabil, IR Iran.
Background:
Increased prevalence and widespread use of methamphetamine is the public challenge and worry in the world. It seems that low levels of self-regulation and affective control to carry up probability of psychoactive drugs abuse.
Objectives:
The purpose of the present study is the comparison of self-regulation and affective control in methamphetamine and narcotics addicts and non-addicts.
Materials And Methods:
In this causative-comparative study, 80 addicts (40 methamphetamine addicts and 40 narcotic addicts) who referred to self-reference quitting addictive centers in Miyaneh, Iran, participated in convenience sampling. Then, they matched up with 40 non-addicts according to age, sex, educational level, and marital status. To collect data, we used self-regulation questionnaire and affective control scale. The data was analyzed by multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) and LSD test.
Results:
Result shows that there is a significant difference between methamphetamine addicts and narcotics addicts and non-addicts in self-regulation and affective control (P = 0.001).
Conclusions:
This finding indicates that low self-regulation and affective control is a risky factor in psychoactive drugs abuse.
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