Studying and Predicting High-risk Behaviors in Teenagers based on Family Function and Cohesion

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Page: 315-320

Omid Karimi¹, Asieh Mazloom Ghaziani², and Zahra Mokhtari³ (Elementary Teacher of Chabahar City, Iran¹ and Department of Psychology, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran²,³)

The family is the most important and fundamental social institution, and all humans belong to it until the end of their lives. This research was conducted with the aim of predicting high-risk behaviors in teenagers based on family functioning and cohesion. The research method was descriptive (non-experimental) of the correlation type and used the statistical method of regression analysis. The research sample included 360 male students in schools in Isfahan province, who were selected by a multi-stage cluster method and completed questionnaires on family cohesion, family functioning, and risky behaviors. SPSS tool was used for data analysis. The research findings showed that family functioning and family cohesion can predict high-risk behaviors in adolescents. According to these explanations, the family function variable explained 16.8 of the changes in high-risk behaviors. The family cohesion variable also explained 19.8 of the changes in high-risk behaviors. Because adolescence is a critical period of life, the function and cohesion of the family can be fruitful in the formation of personality and behavioral patterns. Therefore, the family’s communication patterns will play a significant role in the emergence of high-risk behaviors among adolescents.