Trauma Nursing Research Center, Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Kashan University of Medical Sciences , Kashan, Iran.
Clinical Care Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences , Sanandaj, Iran.
Compr Child Adolesc Nurs. 2020 Dec;43(4):260-273. doi: 10.1080/24694193.2019.1628115. Epub 2019 Jun 24.
Risky behaviors are common in developing countries, especially in adolescence. Moreover, sensation seeking is an important factor in personality. This study was conducted to evaluate the relationship between risky behaviors and sensation-seeking in a sample of Iranian adolescents. This study used a cross-sectional method with 400 high school adolescents (age between 15 and 21 years old) in Kashan city from multistage random sampling. The research instrument consisted of three parts: a socio-demographic questionnaire, the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) and the Zuckerman Sensation-Seeking Scale-V (SSS-V). Data analysis was performed using the t-test, ANOVA, chi-square, regression and Spearman correlation coefficient in SPSS v 11.5. Risky behaviors were found in 51.2% of students, and a significant difference was found between the male and female students in this regard ( < .021). The overall sensation-seeking score and the scores in the dimensions of experience seeking, disinhibition, and boredom susceptibility were higher in males than females ( < .0001). All dimensions of sensation-seeking other than disinhibition dimension could significantly predict risky behavior. Sensation seeking can be used as an indicator for screening risky behaviors. Detailed planning on the part of the health care system and public authorities is recommended for appropriate screening and counseling adolescents with risky behaviors.
冒险行为在发展中国家很常见，尤其是在青少年中。此外，寻求刺激是人格的一个重要因素。本研究旨在评估伊朗青少年样本中冒险行为与寻求刺激之间的关系。本研究采用横断面方法，对卡尚市 400 名高中生（年龄在 15 至 21 岁之间）进行多阶段随机抽样。研究工具包括三部分：社会人口学问卷、青少年风险行为监测系统（YRBSS）和 Zuckerman 感觉寻求量表-V（SSS-V）。使用 SPSS v 11.5 进行数据分析，包括 t 检验、方差分析、卡方检验、回归和斯皮尔曼相关系数。研究结果显示，51.2%的学生存在冒险行为，男女生在这方面存在显著差异（<0.021）。男生的总体感觉寻求得分以及体验寻求、抑制解除和无聊易感性得分均高于女生（<0.0001）。除了抑制维度外，感觉寻求的所有维度都可以显著预测冒险行为。感觉寻求可以作为筛查冒险行为的指标。建议卫生系统和公共当局详细规划，对有冒险行为的青少年进行适当的筛查和咨询。
