Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 Department of Psychology, Imam Khomeini Institute, Qom, Iran
2 . Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences. University of Religions and Denominations. Qom. Iran
3 Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
Abstract
The present study aimed to predict high-risk behaviors based on religious adherence and identity styles among adolescents. The present study method was descriptive correlational. The statistical population included all adolescents aged 14 to 18 participating in the programs of the Hazrat Abolfazl (AS) Cultural Center in Shiraz in 1404, 400 people, of whom 200 people were selected using the available sampling method based on the Cochran formula. The research tools included the Rezaei Religious Adherence Questionnaires, Muhammadi Risky Behaviors, and Muhammadi Identity Styles. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics (multiple regression). The correlation results showed that there is a negative and significant relationship (P<0.05) between high-risk behaviors and religious adherence, normative identity style, and informational identity style, and a positive and significant relationship (P<0.05) with confused identity style. Also, the findings from multiple regression analysis indicated that the model predicting high-risk behaviors is significant and the predictor variables explain a total of 94.6% of the total variance of adolescents' high-risk behaviors (R²=0.946, P<0.001). In the meantime, religious adherence as the strongest predictor with an inverse contribution (P<0.001,B=-0.948) and confused-avoidant identity style with a direct and positive contribution (P=0.011,B=0.171) were able to significantly predict high-risk behaviors; however, normative and informational identity styles did not have a significant contribution in the final regression model. Based on the findings, strengthening religious adherence and reducing identity confusion has high potential in preventing risky behaviors; Therefore, designing family-centered and school-centered educational interventions to promote religious beliefs and facilitate healthy identification is recommended.
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