Volume 19, Issue 75 (5-2025)
Research on Addiction 2025, 19(75): 7-30 |
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Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran.
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Objective: The present study investigated the effectiveness of lucid dreaming training (LDT) on attentional bias and craving in abstinent methamphetamine users. Method: This was a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test, post-test design and with a control group. The statistical population included all methamphetamine users undergoing abstinence in the city of Tabriz who visited addiction treatment and rehabilitation centers in the first half of 2023. A sample of 36 individuals was selected using purposive sampling and randomly assigned to an experimental group (n = 18) and a control group (n = 18). The experimental group received 10 sessions of lucid dreaming training over a period of 3 weeks, while the control group was placed on a waiting list. Data were collected at the pre-test and post-test stages using the craving questionnaire and the dot-probe task. The collected data were analyzed using a multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA). Results: The results indicated that LDT had a significant effect on reducing attentional bias and craving in abstinent methamphetamine users. Conclusion: These findings suggest that LDT can be a useful psychological intervention for improving treatment outcomes in methamphetamine users undergoing abstinence.
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Received: 2024/03/17 | Accepted: 2025/06/24 | Published: 2025/10/6
Received: 2024/03/17 | Accepted: 2025/06/24 | Published: 2025/10/6
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