The Explanation of Adolescent Delinquent Behaviors Based on Jessor's Problem Behavior Theory (PBT) in Iran: The Role of Individual Vulnerability, Opportunity Risk Availability, and Perceived Support

Frontiers in Psychiatry

Mojtaba Habibi Asgarabad¹  Mojtaba Elhami Athar²  Mohammad Kazem Atef Vahid³  Mona Darvishi³  Elizabeth Trejos-Castillo⁴ 

[1] Center of Excellence in Cognitive Neuropsychology, Institute for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran;Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health (Tehran Institute of Psychiatry), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;Department of Health Psychology, School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health (Tehran Institute of Psychiatry), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, United States;Department of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway;Health Promotion Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;

关键词: delinquent behavior;    individual vulnerability;    risk availability;    problem behavior theory;    adolescence;    support;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyt.2022.744794

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This study tested the generality of Problem Behavior Theory (PBT) in explaining adolescents' problem behavior in Iran. Data were collected from 392 adolescents (Mage = 15.97, SD = 1.12, 55.4% girls) who completed the Adolescent Health and Development Questionnaire (AHDQ) to assess the individual vulnerability, opportunity risk availability, perceived support, and delinquent behaviors. Results indicated that individual vulnerability and opportunity risk availability had a significant relationship with delinquent behaviors and a significant interaction with perceived support in their influence on delinquent behaviors. Further, perceived support was negatively associated with delinquent behaviors. Our results were consistent with PBT's explanatory model for adolescents' problem behavior in Western countries and are informative about problem behavior involvement among Iranian adolescents and the design of interventions.

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