TY - JOUR
T1 - The Explanation of Adolescent Delinquent Behaviors Based on Jessor's Problem Behavior Theory (PBT) in Iran
T2 - The Role of Individual Vulnerability, Opportunity Risk Availability, and Perceived Support
AU - Darvishi, Mona
AU - Atef Vahid, Mohammad Kazem
AU - Elhami Athar, Mojtaba
AU - Trejos-Castillo, Elizabeth
AU - Habibi Asgarabad, Mojtaba
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2022 Darvishi, Atef Vahid, Elhami Athar, Trejos-Castillo and Habibi Asgarabad.
PY - 2022/1/28
Y1 - 2022/1/28
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - adolescence
KW - delinquent behavior
KW - individual vulnerability
KW - problem behavior theory
KW - risk availability
KW - support
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U2 - 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.744794
DO - 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.744794
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85124565696
SN - 1664-0640
VL - 13
JO - Frontiers in Psychiatry
JF - Frontiers in Psychiatry
M1 - 744794
ER -