The Mediating Role of Psychological Capital in the Relationship between Craving for Consumption and Avoidance Coping Style with Recurrence of Drug Use

Background and Aim : Introduction and goal Addiction is one of the major problems and concerns in the world today, The upward trend of its consumption has serious health and economic consequences for the individual and society. The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating role of psychological capital in the relationship between craving and avoidance coping style with relapse.Methods : The research was descriptive and correlational. The statistical population included all men with addiction who referred to Farabi Hospital of Kermanshah in 1398. Using convenience sampling and purposeful sampling, 180 people were selected and based on psychological capital questionnaire (Lutz, 2004), The subscales of Avoidance Coping (Endler & Parker, 1990) and the Drug Abuse Scale Questionnaire (Franken et al., 2002) responded. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation), Pearson correlation coefficient and path analysis with SPSS / 25 and AMOS / 23.Results : The results showed that the mean (SD) age of the sample was 39.83 (7.16)) and there was a significant relationship between craving for drug reuse, avoidance coping, and low psychological capital p. (05/0> [Also, the results of path analysis showed, There was a significant relationship between demographic variables of education, birth order and smoking cessation in adolescents.Conclusion : It seems to be designed with psychological intervention. Psychological capital can reduce the likelihood of drug reuse in high-risk groups. Keywords: Craving, Avoidance Coping, Psychological Capital, Addiction, Men.

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Craving , Avoidance Coping , Psychological Capital , Addiction , Men