Perdiction of Addiction Potential Based on Psychological hardiness and Cognitive Emotion Regulation

The aim of this study was to predict the Addiction Potential Based on Psychological hardiness and cognitive emotion regulation in Students. The  design  of  this  study  was correlational and statistical population comprised of all students in University og Mohaghegh Ardabili in the academic year 2017-2018, from this population 377 students were selected using Cluster random sampling, from this pupolation, 356 questionnaires was analyzed. The tools were Zargar and et al Addiction potential scale (1992), Kobasa and et al hardiness questionnaire (1997) and Granfsky and et al cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire (2001). Data analysis was performed through Pearson’s correlation coefficient and regression analysis. The finding showed negative significant correlation between Psychological hardiness and positive cognitive-emotional regulation strategies (Acceptance, positive refocusing, refocus on planning, positive reappraisal, perspective) (r = - 0.30; p < 0.01) and positive significant correlation between Negative cognitive-emotional regulation strategies (Self-blame, Rumination, catastrophizing, blaming others) (r = 0.26; p < 0.01).