KMAN Publication Inc. (KMANPUB) Journal of Adolescent and Youth Psychological Studies (JAYPS) 2981-2526 6 Serial Number 29 2025 01 10 The Structural Model for Predicting Addiction Potential in Adolescent Boys Based on Sensation Seeking with the Mediation of Resilience The Structural Model for Predicting Addiction Potential in Adolescent Boys Based on Sensation Seeking with the Mediation of Resilience 87 93 10.61838/kman.jayps.6.1.10 EN Journal Article 2024 09 09 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p><strong>Objective:</strong>  The objective of the present study was to predict addiction potential in adolescent boys based on sensation seeking, with the mediation of resilience.</p> <p><strong>Methods and Materials:</strong> The research method was descriptive and correlational. The statistical population included all 12-year-old male students from public schools in Tehran during the first and second semesters of the 2018-2019 academic year. A total of 300 students were selected through multi-stage random sampling. The research tools included the Sensation Seeking Scale, the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, and the Adolescent Addiction Potential Scale. The data were analyzed using structural equation modeling and AMOS software.</p> <p><strong>Findings:</strong> The results showed that sensation seeking (β = 0.501, P = 0.001) positively and significantly predicted addiction potential in adolescents, while resilience (β = -0.246, P = 0.001) negatively and significantly predicted addiction potential in adolescents. Sensation seeking, through the mediation of resilience, predicted addiction potential in adolescents (β = 0.074, P = 0.010).</p> <p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> Sensation seeking, through the mediation of resilience, predicted addiction potential in adolescent boys. It is recommended that specialists implement educational and therapeutic programs aimed at enhancing resilience for sensation-seeking adolescents and youth in educational and university settings.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://journals.kmanpub.com/index.php/jayps/article/download/3218/5250