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Fazel Zinat Motlagh, Toraj Ahmadi-Jouibari, Farzad Jalilian, Mehdi Mirzaei Alavijeh, Abbas Aghaei, Kambiz Karimzadeh Shirazi. The Prevalence and Factors Associated with Aggression among Adolescences of Yasuj, Iran. J Health Syst Res 2013; 9 (3) :312-319
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Fazel Zinat Motlagh1 
, Toraj Ahmadi-Jouibari2 , Farzad Jalilian3 , Mehdi Mirzaei Alavijeh4 , Abbas Aghaei5 , Kambiz Karimzadeh Shirazi6
, Toraj Ahmadi-Jouibari2 , Farzad Jalilian3 , Mehdi Mirzaei Alavijeh4 , Abbas Aghaei5 , Kambiz Karimzadeh Shirazi6
1- Department of Health Education, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran
2- Internist, Substance Abuse Prevention Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
3- Lecturer, Department of Health Education, Islamic Azad University, Hamadan Branch, Hamadan, Iran
4- Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Health, Shahid Sadughi Yazd University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
5- Substance Abuse Prevention Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
6- Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health, School of Health, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran (Corresponding Author) Email: karimzadehshirazi@yahoo.com
2- Internist, Substance Abuse Prevention Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
3- Lecturer, Department of Health Education, Islamic Azad University, Hamadan Branch, Hamadan, Iran
4- Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Health, Shahid Sadughi Yazd University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
5- Substance Abuse Prevention Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
6- Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health, School of Health, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran (Corresponding Author) Email: karimzadehshirazi@yahoo.com
Abstract: (1838 Views)
Background: Aggressive behavior in adolescence can be expressed as a predictor for crime, substance abuse, depression and academic failure. This study was performed with the aim to determine the prevalence and factors associated with aggression among adolescents. Methods: The present study was a cross sectional research that was performed among adolescents of Yasuj, Iran in 2010. Subjects were selected by random sampling method from the city__AWT_QUOTE__s main squares. Data collection tool was a questionnaire including two parts: demographic and Boss and Perry aggression questionnaire, which was completed by self-report of the participants. Data were analyzed by SPSS software version 18. Findings: Prevalence of aggression was 32.2 percent. Drug abuse, alcohol consumption, unprotected sex, drug abuse in friends, and parental divorce had a statistically significant relationship with the incidence of aggressive in adolescents (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Prevalence of aggression was 32.2 percent. Drug abuse, alcohol consumption, unprotected sex, drug abuse in friends, and parental divorce had a statistically significant relationship with the incidence of aggressive in adolescents (P < 0.05).
Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
education health and promotion
Received: 2020/07/16 | Accepted: 2013/06/15 | Published: 2013/06/15
Received: 2020/07/16 | Accepted: 2013/06/15 | Published: 2013/06/15
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