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Child maltreatment is a global public health concern since it causes severe and long-term effects on mental and physical health that can prolong into adulthood (Mills et al., 2013). The World Health Organization (WHO) defines child abuse as harassment, teasing and neglect in children aged below 18 years, which has severe long-term outcomes as a global concern. According to a report by WHO (2017), one in four children around the world have experienced physical violence. Twenty-six percent of children around the world have been abused, including sexual abuse: 18% of them were girls and 8% of them were boys. Also, about 41,000 children

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BackgroundDue to its progressive nature in all aspects of life, addiction endangers the health of individuals, families and the society.ObjectivesThe purpose of this study was to determine the role of self-regulation and affective control in predicting interpersonal reactivity of drug addicts.Materials and MethodsThis research is a correlation study. The statistical population of this study includes all drug addicts who were referred to addiction treatment centers of Ardabil in 2011 of whom 160 addicts were selected through convenience sampling. A self-regulation questionnaire, interpersonal reactivity questionnaire and affective control scale were used for data collection.ResultsResearch results showed that self-regulation (r = -0.40) and affective control (r = -0.29) have a significant relationship with interpersonal reactivity of addicts (P < 0.001). The results of the multiple regression analysis indicated that 19 percent of interpersonal reactivity can be predicted by self-regulation and affective control.ConclusionThese results suggest that self-regulation and affective control play an important role in exacerbating as well as reducing interpersonal reactivity of addicts.

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