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The study employed a purposive sampling method, administering questionnaires to patients receiving MMT at three methadone clinics in Wenzhou, utilizing localized measurement scales for DAB, DCP, and RSE. The analyses revealed three primary findings: (1) Erroneous DAB were significantly and positively correlated with elevated levels of DCP; (2) Rather than functioning solely in a sequential manner, both DAB and DCP acted as robust, independent, and parallel negative predictors of patients\u2019 RSE; (3) The adverse effects of distorted cognitive beliefs on willpower were fundamentally intertwined with the immediate psychological experience of craving, collectively undermining behavioral confidence in maintaining abstinence. 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