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Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the control thought, mindfulness and attachment styles in students with high and low tendency to addiction. Methods: The present study was causal-comparative study and population consisted of University of Mohaghegh Ardabili's students in 2015-2016 academic years that 283 patients were chosen by systematic random sampling and completed questionnaires. Tools include Luciano and colleagues' Thought Control Questionnaire, questionnaire, Braun and Ryan's Mindful Attention Awareness Scale, MirHesami's Tendency to Addiction and Collins and Read's adult attachment style questionnaire. Results: The results showed that students, who have higher tendency to addiction, lower than thought control and the mindfulness of students who have a lower tendency to addiction is more than the other group. Also mean score of avoidant attachment, and ambivalent attachment in students with high tendency to addiction was more than students with low tendency to addiction. Conclusion: The difference between the two groups in this variable show importance of thought control, mindfulness and attachment style, tendency to the addiction of students and implicitly will indicate the positive effects of mindfulness and self-control training in the prevention of addiction among students.

Keywords: Thought Control, Mindfulness, Attachment Styles, Tendency to Addiction

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