Early Maladaptive Schemas and High-Risk Behaviors Among Adolescents in Shiraz, Iran: A Cross-Sectional Study
Background: Many high-risk behaviors often co-occur during adolescents’ development and can be linked to their life patterns, beliefs, and early maladaptive schemas (EMS). This research aimed to determine the association between EMS and high-risk behaviors among teenagers in Shiraz, Iran.Methods: Th...
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| author | Hassan Joulaei Zohre Foroozanfar Razieh Joulaei Mohammad Reza Heydari Sima Afrashteh Arash Ziaee Maryam Fatemi |
| author_facet | Hassan Joulaei Zohre Foroozanfar Razieh Joulaei Mohammad Reza Heydari Sima Afrashteh Arash Ziaee Maryam Fatemi |
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| description | Background: Many high-risk behaviors often co-occur during adolescents’ development and can be linked to their life patterns, beliefs, and early maladaptive schemas (EMS). This research aimed to determine the association between EMS and high-risk behaviors among teenagers in Shiraz, Iran.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2022, involving 348 adolescents aged 13 to 19 selected through a convenience sampling method in Shiraz, Iran. The Young Schema Questionnaire was utilized to assess EMS, and a researcherdeveloped self-reported checklist was used to collect demographic and behavioral data from the adolescents, including smoking, drug usage, alcohol use, and hookah use. Logistic regression assessed the association between behavioral characteristics and adolescents’ EMS aspects.Results: Among the 348 adolescents, 187 (53.7%) were male. The relative frequencies of hookah, alcohol, and drug use among boys were 31.6%, 40.1%, and 10.2%, respectively, whereas among girls, they were 11.2%, 15.5%, and 1.2%, respectively. A significant difference was observed between the two groups in terms of the relative frequencies of hookah (P=0.001), alcohol (P=0.001), and drug usage (P=0.008). A significant association was found between different domains of schemas and high-risk behaviors among the participants.Conclusion: The findings suggested that EMS may predict high-risk behaviors. Therefore, early-life interventions should be considered in line with factors contributing to controlling the negative consequences of EMS among adolescents. Further research is recommended to evaluate this population’s predisposing factors for EMS and preventive interventions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3cedbf125def475bb69da0832925b77f2023-10-11T06:01:28ZengShiraz University of Medical SciencesInternational Journal of School Health2345-51522383-12192023-10-0110420621610.30476/intjsh.2023.99629.133149584Early Maladaptive Schemas and High-Risk Behaviors Among Adolescents in Shiraz, Iran: A Cross-Sectional StudyHassan Joulaei0Zohre Foroozanfar1Razieh Joulaei2Mohammad Reza Heydari3Sima Afrashteh4Arash Ziaee5Maryam Fatemi6Health Policy Research Center, Institute of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranHIV/AIDS Research Center, Institute of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranHealth Policy Research Center, Institute of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranHIV/AIDS Research Center, Institute of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranDepartment of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Faculty of Health and Nutrition, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, IranDepartment of Neuroscience, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IranHIV/AIDS Research Center, Institute of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranBackground: Many high-risk behaviors often co-occur during adolescents’ development and can be linked to their life patterns, beliefs, and early maladaptive schemas (EMS). This research aimed to determine the association between EMS and high-risk behaviors among teenagers in Shiraz, Iran.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2022, involving 348 adolescents aged 13 to 19 selected through a convenience sampling method in Shiraz, Iran. The Young Schema Questionnaire was utilized to assess EMS, and a researcherdeveloped self-reported checklist was used to collect demographic and behavioral data from the adolescents, including smoking, drug usage, alcohol use, and hookah use. Logistic regression assessed the association between behavioral characteristics and adolescents’ EMS aspects.Results: Among the 348 adolescents, 187 (53.7%) were male. The relative frequencies of hookah, alcohol, and drug use among boys were 31.6%, 40.1%, and 10.2%, respectively, whereas among girls, they were 11.2%, 15.5%, and 1.2%, respectively. A significant difference was observed between the two groups in terms of the relative frequencies of hookah (P=0.001), alcohol (P=0.001), and drug usage (P=0.008). A significant association was found between different domains of schemas and high-risk behaviors among the participants.Conclusion: The findings suggested that EMS may predict high-risk behaviors. Therefore, early-life interventions should be considered in line with factors contributing to controlling the negative consequences of EMS among adolescents. Further research is recommended to evaluate this population’s predisposing factors for EMS and preventive interventions.https://intjsh.sums.ac.ir/article_49584_400369d856dc9276c752b9de75ea2489.pdfearly maladaptive schemashealth risk behavioradolescentsiran |
| spellingShingle | Hassan Joulaei Zohre Foroozanfar Razieh Joulaei Mohammad Reza Heydari Sima Afrashteh Arash Ziaee Maryam Fatemi Early Maladaptive Schemas and High-Risk Behaviors Among Adolescents in Shiraz, Iran: A Cross-Sectional Study International Journal of School Health early maladaptive schemas health risk behavior adolescents iran |
| title | Early Maladaptive Schemas and High-Risk Behaviors Among Adolescents in Shiraz, Iran: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full | Early Maladaptive Schemas and High-Risk Behaviors Among Adolescents in Shiraz, Iran: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_fullStr | Early Maladaptive Schemas and High-Risk Behaviors Among Adolescents in Shiraz, Iran: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Early Maladaptive Schemas and High-Risk Behaviors Among Adolescents in Shiraz, Iran: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_short | Early Maladaptive Schemas and High-Risk Behaviors Among Adolescents in Shiraz, Iran: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_sort | early maladaptive schemas and high risk behaviors among adolescents in shiraz iran a cross sectional study |
| topic | early maladaptive schemas health risk behavior adolescents iran |
| url | https://intjsh.sums.ac.ir/article_49584_400369d856dc9276c752b9de75ea2489.pdf |
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