Malayen Samira, Hasanpoor-Azghady Seyedeh Batool, Amiri-Farahani Leila
Department of Midwifery and Reproductive, Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Health Management Research Institute, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
J Educ Health Promot. 2024 Aug 29;13:313. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_771_23. eCollection 2024.
Scientific evidence suggests that certain psychological factors may contribute to the occurrence of high-risk behaviors among adolescents. This study aimed to determine the high-risk behaviors and their relationship with psychological factors in Iranian high school students.
This cross-sectional study involved 1100 high school students (564 boys and 536 girls). The subjects were selected from a total population of 9488 students using a multistage sampling method. Data was collected through a general information questionnaire (GIQ) and the Iranian Adolescents Risk-Taking Scale (IARS). The GIQ consisted of two parts: demographic information and psychological factors. These factors, including false self-confidence, excitement-seeking, risk-taking, experimentation, curiosity, heroism, disappointment with the future, handsomeness, tiredness of monotony, and enjoyment, were extracted with a deductive-centered approach by reviewing the literature. Descriptive statistics (absolute and relative frequency, mean, and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (independent -test and multiple linear regression) were used for data analysis.
The results showed that the total mean score of high-risk behaviors was 62.12, lower than the middle scale. The highest mean score of high-risk behaviors was associated with a tendency to dangerous driving, while the lowest mean score was related to the tendency to drug abuse. All psychological variables demonstrated a statistically significant relationship with high-risk behaviors ( < 0.001). In the multiple linear regression model, all psychological variables except risk-seeking and handsomeness remained significant predictors of high-risk behaviors. These variables included false self-confidence, excitement-seeking, experimentation, curiosity, heroism, disappointment with the future, tired of monotony, and hedonism. They explained 29% of changes in high-risk behaviors. Among these variables, excitement-seeking was the most effective in predicting high-risk behaviors.
Most of the psychological variables in the present study explained high-risk behaviors. Paying attention to these variables can provide a more comprehensive view for parents and experts whose goal is to provide educational and counseling programs to reduce high-risk behaviors among adolescents.
科学证据表明，某些心理因素可能促使青少年出现高危行为。本研究旨在确定伊朗高中生的高危行为及其与心理因素的关系。
这项横断面研究涉及1100名高中生（564名男生和536名女生）。采用多阶段抽样方法从9488名学生的总体中选取研究对象。通过一般信息问卷（GIQ）和伊朗青少年冒险量表（IARS）收集数据。GIQ由两部分组成：人口统计学信息和心理因素。通过回顾文献，采用以演绎为中心的方法提取了这些因素，包括虚假自信、寻求刺激、冒险、尝试、好奇心、英雄主义、对未来的失望、英俊、对单调的厌倦和享乐。数据分析采用描述性统计（绝对和相对频率、均值和标准差）和推断性统计（独立样本t检验和多元线性回归）。
结果显示，高危行为的总平均分为62.12，低于中等水平。高危行为的最高平均分与危险驾驶倾向相关，而最低平均分与药物滥用倾向相关。所有心理变量与高危行为均呈现出统计学上的显著关系（P<0.001）。在多元线性回归模型中，除了寻求刺激和英俊外，所有心理变量仍是高危行为的显著预测因素。这些变量包括虚假自信、寻求刺激、尝试、好奇心、英雄主义、对未来的失望、对单调的厌倦和享乐主义。它们解释了高危行为变化的29%。在这些变量中，寻求刺激对高危行为的预测最为有效。
本研究中的大多数心理变量解释了高危行为。关注这些变量可为旨在提供教育和咨询项目以减少青少年高危行为的家长和专家提供更全面的视角。
