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- Title
Formation of health-threatening behaviors amongst students: a qualitative study.
- Authors
Khoei, Effat Merghati; Zarei, Fatemeh; Rimaz, Shahnaz; Bayat, Alireza; Alizadeh, Neda Shams
- Abstract
Health risk behaviors are identified as the common feature of the contexts young people live their lives. This study was designed to explore the determinants influencing the formation of the high school students' health risk behaviors in Tehran. Using qualitative content analysis, 130 people voluntarily participated in the focus group discussions. The participants purposively were drawn from students, the parents and the teachers. Four of the principals were individually interviewed three times during the study. Research was focused on two main concepts: (1) Description and meanings of health and unhealthy behaviors; (2) how and why young people engage risky behaviors. We employed content analysis to extract the major themes and sub-themes. Rigor of the data was accomplished. Two major themes were emerged from content analysis (Impact of interactions with parents and with peers). These were all identified as the core determinants of the students' health risky behaviors in this study. Our findings emphasizes on the impact of the interactional factors in shaping of the risky behaviours in young people participated in the study. Implementing positive parenting program and empowerment of parents to care and of adolescents'' risky behaviours are suggested. Due to a serious impact of peers on risky behaviours of the participants, we suggest development and implementation of peers education program as well as using the community potentials to prevent and reduce risky behaviours. Development and implementation of effective interventions in the process of adolescents'' sexual socialization seems necessary in Iran.
- Subjects
HOLISTIC medicine; ALTERNATIVE medicine
- Publication
Journal of Research & Health, 2015, Vol 5, Issue 3, p265
- ISSN
2423-5717
- Publication type
Article