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Jadidi Mohammadabadi A, Kamalzadeh F. The Effectiveness of Metacognitive Therapy on Distress Tolerance, Executive Functions and Substance Abuse Tendency in Aggressive Teenagers. Research on Addiction 2026; 20 (80)
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Payame Noor University
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Objective: This research was conducted with the aim of investigating the effectiveness of metacognitive therapy on distress tolerance, executive functions and substance abuse tendency in aggressive teenagers. Method: The research was semi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test design with two experimental and control groups. All the male students studying in the first secondary school of Ama Mohammad Baqer (AS) in Jask city in 2024-2025 formed the statistical population of the research, from which 30 students were selected by available sampling and randomly assigned to two equal groups (15 people in each group). In order to collect data, Ahvaz Aggression Questionnaire (Zahdifar et al., 2000), Distress Tolerance Questionnaire (Simons and Gaher, 2005), Executive Functions Questionnaire (Dawson and Gora, 2012) and Substance Abuse Questionnaire (Wade et al., 1992) were used. For people in the experimental group, the Wells metacognitive therapy package was applied during 10 sessions (weekly sessions for 1 hour), but the control group did not receive this intervention program. Data analysis was done with descriptive statistics, parametric tests and univariate covariance analysis with SPSS-26. Results: The findings showed that in the two groups, most of the people (60%) were studying in the ninth grade. The results showed that the mean scores of distress tolerance and executive functions in the subjects of the experimental group improved significantly after the intervention compared to the control group. Also, the results showed that metacognitive therapy is beneficial in reducing the tendency to abuse substances in the subjects of the experimental group as opposed to the control group. Conclusion: The results confirm that this intervention can be used as a targeted treatment strategy, both in reducing risky behaviors and in promoting self-regulation in this population group. Such findings highlight the need to include metacognitive programs in psychosocial interventions for aggressive adolescents, especially in educational and clinical settings.
Keywords: Metacognitive therapy, Distress Tolerance, Executive Functions, Substance Abuse, Aggression.
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Received: 2025/07/10 | Accepted: 2026/08/26 | Published: 2026/09/1
Received: 2025/07/10 | Accepted: 2026/08/26 | Published: 2026/09/1
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