Mediating Role of neuroticism and agreeableness in Relationship Between sensation seeking and pre-addiction in Students of Firdausi Mashhad University

The purpose of this study was to study the mediating role of neuroticism and Compromise in relationship between Sensation seeking and pre-addiction in students. The study population included 205 student (93 boys and 112 girls) of Ferdossi Mashad University that selected randomly through accessible sampling. Subjects completed sensation seeking, NEO-FFI and pre-addiction questionnaires. Data analyzed with interactional multiple regression. This study showed that there was a positive significant relationship between sensation seeking and pre-addiction. But result of interactional multiple regression showed that just neuroticism had a mediating role in relationship between sensation seeking and pre-addiction. Whereas neuroticism had a mediating role we concluded that always sensation seeking and pre-addiction in regard to personal trait (neuroticism) have correlation.