The Association between Emotional Expressiveness Style and Addiction Potential in Male High School Students

Results: Based on the results, emotional expressiveness and its components were negatively and significantly associated with addiction: ‘expression of positive emotion’ (p=0.001), ‘expression of negative emotion’ (p=0.001), and ‘expression of intimacy’ (p=0.001). ‘Expression of positive emotion’ plays a more significant role in predicting addiction potential. Addiction potential was significantly associated with familial economic status (p=0.024). Discussion: On the whole, our results underscore the significance of emotions and emotional expressiveness in predicting addiction potential in adolescents. Therefore, it is essential to educate adolescents during their schooling years to prevent this phenomenon.