Investigating the relationship between parenting styles and Addiction Potentiality in adolescents

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between parenting styles and addiction Potentiality in adolescents. This research was descriptive and correlational. The statistical population of this research was all the male students of public high schools in Zanjan city in the academic year 2023, from which 200 people were selected by convenience sampling. The research tools included addiction readiness scale (Weed et al., 1992) and parenting styles questionnaire (Bamrind, 1991). In order to analyze the data, Pearson's correlation test and multiple regression were used. The results showed that authoritative parenting style had a significant negative relationship with addiction Potentiality and authoritarian and permissive parenting styles had a significant positive relationship with addiction Potentiality (P<0.01). Also, parenting styles were able to predict addiction Potentiality in adolescents (p<0.05). Considering the role of parenting styles in predicting addiction Potentiality, it seems necessary to implement educational workshops based on parenting styles.