Comparison of Cognitive Emotion Regulation, general health, problem–solving styles and academic performance of adolescent girls with addicted and nonaddicted parents

The aim of this study was to compare the cognitive emotion regulation, general health, problem-solving style and academic performance of the adolescent girls with addicted parents with nonaddicted parents ones. The research method was causal-comparative. The statistical population was all female high school students of the third District of Karaj. Using convenience sampling method, ۱۲۰ students was used which was included of ۶۰ students with addicted and ۶۰ students with non-addicted parents. The selected students in both groups were equilized. The groups completed Cognitive Emotion Regulation, general health and problem solving questionnaires. T-test and MANOVA were used to data analysis. Results indicated that adolescents with addicted parents achieve more score in “Blaming others” item and the others achieve more score in “Putting into perspective”, “Positive refocusing”, “Positive reappraisal” and “Refocus on planning” items in Cognitive Emotion Regulation test. Adolescents with nonaddicted parents get more score in “social” context and the others have more score in “Physical”, “anxiety” and “depression” context. Problem solving score in “personal control” item for students with nonaddicted parents and score in “Avoidance” for adolescents with addicted parents is higher than others. Academic Performance of the adolescents with addicted parents was less than that of the others.

Keywords:

Cognitive Emotion Regulation , Problem solving style , general health , Academic Performance , adolescents Addicted Parents , adolescents non Addicted Parents , نظم جویی شناختی هیجان , شیوه ی حل مسئله , سلامت عمومی , عملکرد تحصیلی , نوجوانان والدین معتاد و غیرمعتاد