Background & Aims: The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of trans-theoretical model on drug abstinence self efficacy and how to use cognitive emotion regulation strategies among male addicts.

  Materials & Methods: This study was designed by a pretest-posttest with control and experimental groups. The population of the study included all male addicts 15-30 years old selected by cluster multistage sampling method. For this purpose, 5 centers from State Welfare Organization of Ahwaz and from each center 6 ones were selected randomly and allocated to an experimental and a control group (each group including 15). The experimental group received 15 sessions training trans-theoretical model group therapy and the control group did not receive any intervention. The instruments used in this study were questionnaires of Drug Abstinence self efficacy of Martin Golman and questionnaire of cognitive emotion regulation strategies of Garnefski that participants answered them in pre-test and post-test. In order to analyze the results, descriptive statistical methods and covariance analysis were used.

  Results : The result showed that there is a significant difference (p<0.0001) between experimental group and control group in terms of Drug Abstinence self efficacy and the cognitive emotion regulation strategies used at groups Also the level of Drug Abstinence self efficacy and how to use the cognitive emotion regulation strategies in the experimental group was significantly more than the control group.

  Conclusion : Trans-theoretical Model is one of the cognitive-behavioral therapies that can promote Drug Abstinence self efficacy and kind of using the cognitive emotion regulation strategies in substance abusers.

  SOURCE: URMIA MED J 2014: 25(42): 20 ISSN: 1027-3727