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Abstract

Objectives: Study emotion regulation strategies among substance users.Background and aims: Substance use and abuse is an increasing phenomenon in Tunisia, and addictions are now considered a serious public health problem. Although some national studies have evaluated substance use in younger adolescents, little is still known about its frequency among university students. The aim of our study was to evaluate the rate of substance use and their relationship with emotion regulation strategies among university students.Materials and methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted between February and April 2017 at the Faculty of Legal Science and an Engineering School (ESPRIT) in Tunis/Tunisia.Students filled in the validatedTunisian-Arabic version of the Regulation of Emotions Questionnaire-2 (REQ-2T) as well as a questionnaire containing socio-demographic and clinical variables. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 20.Results:384 students took part in the study. Mean age of study participants was 22 years. Alcohol was used by 35,7%, cannabis by 11,45%, and psychotropic drugs by 6,51% of the sample. The study showed a significant relationship between substance use and external dysfunctional emotion regulation strategies. Inversely, there was a significant relationship between the absence of substance use and external functional emotion regulation strategies.Conclusions: A high percentage of students in our sample use substances. Substance use was associated with dysfunctional emotion regulation strategies. Therefore, prevention strategies and psychological support are necessary to address this problem. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest regarding the study.

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