The Structural Effect of Attachment Style and Childhood Trauma in the Family on Internet Addiction Mediated by Cognitive Regulation of Emotion
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Seyedeh Tahereh Zolfaghari
1
,
hosein sheybani
2
*
,
Mahboobeh Taher
3
1 - Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Shahrood Branch, Iran
2 - Department of psychology, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.
3 - Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Shahrood Branch, Iran
Keywords: Attachment, Childhood Trauma, Internet Addiction, Cognitive regulation of emotion,
Abstract :
The present study aimed to examine the structural effect of attachment style and childhood trauma within the family on Internet addiction, with cognitive emotion regulation as a mediating factor. Method: This research employed a correlational design based on structural equation modeling. A total of 251 female students aged 12 to 18 were selected through cluster random sampling in the 1402–1403 academic year. The research instruments included the Simpson Attachment Style Questionnaire, Bernstein Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, Young Internet Addiction Test, and the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire by Garnefski et al. Data were analyzed using SPSS 25 and Smart PLS 3. Findings: Insecure attachment style and childhood trauma were positively and significantly associated with Internet addiction. Moreover, both negative and positive cognitive emotion regulation functioned as mediating variables in these relationships. Discussion and Conclusion: These findings are consistent with Bowlby’s attachment theory and underscore the importance of psychological interventions aimed at strengthening secure attachment and improving cognitive emotion regulation for the prevention and treatment of Internet addiction. It is therefore recommended that these factors be emphasized in clinical interventions.in the prevention and treatment of Internet addiction.
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