The structural relationship between school bonding and high-risk behaviors in adolescents: Mediating role of motivational structure

Subject Areas : Journal of Educational Psychology

Khadija Abolmaali Alhosseini ¹ (, Faculty of Psychology and Social Sciences, Roodhen Department, Islamic Azad University, Roodhen, Iran)

Received: 2018-10-09 Accepted : 2020-01-22 Published : 2018-11-22

Keywords: adaptive, school bonding, high risk behavior, Motivational structure, non-adaptive,

Abstract :

One of the serious health threats is the prevalence of high-risk behaviors among the various strata, especially adolescents. The main objective of this study was to Predict high-risk behaviors based on school bonding by mediating motivational structures in high school adolescents in Tehran. 418 girls and boys in Tehran's second high school from different age groups were selected by quota sampling and responded to the high risk behaviors questionnaire (Zademohammdi & Ahmadabadi , 1390) ,the motivational structure questionnaire (Cox & Klinger , 2004) , and the school bonding questionnaire (Rezaeisharif&Hejazi , 1393) . For data analysis, statistical analysis of structural equation modeling using the AMOS 21.0 software was used. Fit indices indicated the fitting of the conceptual model with the data. The fitting index of comparisons (CFI = 0.900), fitting goodness index (GFI = 0.903), fitted goodness softened index (AGFI 0.861), and root mean square error approximation (RMSEA =0.080) all Show that the values are at the optimal level and that the model has a favorable fit. In addition, the findings showed the direct effect of school bonding on high-risk behaviors was negative and significant, and its direct effect on the adaptive motivational structure was positive and significant. Also the direct effect of adaptive motivational structure on high-risk behaviors was negative and significant and direct effect of non-adaptive motivational structure on high-risk behaviors were was positive and significant