Department of Health Management, School of Health Sciences, Ariel University , Ariel , Israel.
Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Exact Sciences, Bar-Ilan University , Ariel , Israel.
Front Public Health. 2014 Dec 22;2:273. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2014.00273. eCollection 2014.
The current study tested the applicability of Jessor's problem behavior theory (PBT) in Ariel University.
A structured, self-reported, anonymous questionnaire was administered to undergraduate students. The final study sample included 1,360 participants (882 females and 478 males, mean age 25, SD = 2.9, range = 17).
Findings indicated that the PBT was replicated in this sample. As shown from the hierarchal linear regression model, religiosity and high-academic achievements were found to be strong and significant protective factors that reduce risk behaviors. Among young and religious students, the personal vulnerability has almost no impact on involvement in risk behaviors.
The PBT finds empirical support in this young adult undergraduate Israeli sample.
本研究旨在检验杰瑟的问题行为理论（PBT）在阿里尔大学的适用性。
对本科生进行了结构、自我报告、匿名问卷调查。最终研究样本包括 1360 名参与者（882 名女性和 478 名男性，平均年龄 25 岁，标准差=2.9，范围=17）。
研究结果表明，该理论在本样本中得到了验证。从层次线性回归模型可知，宗教信仰和高学业成绩是强有力的显著保护因素，可以降低风险行为。在年轻且宗教信仰虔诚的学生中，个人脆弱性对参与风险行为几乎没有影响。
PBT 在这个年轻的以色列大学生样本中得到了实证支持。
