Document Type : Original Article
Authors
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PhD student in Psychology, Semnan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Semnan, Iran
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Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Semnan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Semnan, Iran
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Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Semnan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Semnan, Iran
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Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Yasuj University, Yasuj, Iran
Abstract
Introduction:
The aim of this study was to investigate the structural relationships between health-related risky behaviors, adverse childhood experiences, psychological status, and perception of a dark future, considering the mediating role of protective moral competencies.
Method:
This was a correlational study. The population consisted of all high school students in Semnan, with a sample of 1,084 students selected via cluster sampling. using questionnaires on adolescent risky behaviors, moral competencies, van der Hart and van der Linde’s adverse childhood experiences, NEO, and Zalewski’s perception of a dark future.
Findings:
The results revealed that the observed variables significantly and positively loaded onto the latent constructs of risky behaviors and protective moral values (t > 1.96). Protective moral values had a significant negative effect on risky behaviors (β = -0.54). The effects of adverse childhood experiences (γ = 0.11), unfavorable psychological status (γ = 0.22), and perception of a dark future (γ = 0.10) on risky behaviors were positive and significant (t > 1.96). Moreover, adverse childhood experiences (γ = -0.27), unfavorable psychological status (γ = -0.42), and perception of a dark future (γ = -0.15) had negative and significant effects on moral competencies (t > 1.96).
Conclusion:
The results have been discussed
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