Emotional Intelligence and Problem Solving Styles in Drug Addicts

forty male substance abusers aged 18-28 years old, reffered to a well-being center in the city of Rasht in Iran, responded to the Bar-On Emotional Quotient Inventory-short form (1997) and the Problem-Solving Style Questionnaire (Cassidy and Long, 1996). Pearson correlation results indicated that emotional intelligence was correlated positively with helplessness, prob- lem-solving control, avoidant and approach styles and negatively with creative problem-solving and problem-solving confidence styles. Findings are disscused in terms of the specific characteristics of the sample group.