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This study explores the role of uncertainty mentalizing\u2014understanding ambiguous social situations\u2014in individuals with borderline personality traits and its link to substance use, a relationship that remains underexplored amongst young Iranian people. It further examines the mediating role of borderline personality traits in the relationship between uncertainty mentalizing, emotion dysregulation and substance use severity.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Method<\/jats:title><jats:p>The study included 185 people who use substances aged 18\u201325\u2009years who completed questionnaires related to the research variables.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Analysis Revealed Significant Positive Associations Amongst all Variables (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Borderline Personality Traits (<jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.19, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.05) and Uncertainty Mentalizing (<jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.45, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001) Directly Influenced Substance Use Severity. Uncertainty Mentalizing Also Indirectly Affected Substance Use Severity Through Borderline Personality Traits (Indirect Effect\u2009=\u20090.093, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.05) and Notably Impacted Borderline Personality Traits (<jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.49, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). However, Emotion Dysregulation Did Not Show Significant Direct or Indirect Effects.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title><jats:p>These results highlight the critical role of uncertainty mentalizing in substance use severity, both directly and through its influence on borderline personality traits, suggesting that interventions aimed at enhancing uncertainty mentalizing may effectively address co\u2010occurring issues related to substance use and borderline personality traits.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/eip.70040","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,9]],"date-time":"2025-05-09T06:52:36Z","timestamp":1746773556000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Uncertainty Mentalizing and Emotion Dysregulation With Substance Use Severity in Iranian Young Adults; Mediating Role of Borderline Personality Traits"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"19","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1366-3853","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mehdi","family":"Azad","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Master of Clinical Psychology, Department of Clinical Psychology University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences  Tehran Iran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0736-2608","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Farhad","family":"Taremian","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Psychology University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences  Tehran Iran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7536-5149","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Shima","family":"Shakiba","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Psychology University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences  Tehran Iran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,8]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_11_2_1","volume-title":"Mentalizing in Clinical Practice","author":"Allen J. 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