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http://dx.doi.org/10.15434/kssh.2016.29.3.256

A Comparative Study on the Factors Influencing Risk Behaviors of Adolescents Living in Small and Medium-sized Cities and Rural Communities  

Park, Hyun Sook (College of Nursing, The Research Institute of Nursing Science, Catholic University of Daegu)
Yeo, Hyun Ju (College of Nursing, The Research Institute of Nursing Science, Catholic University of Daegu)
Jung, Sun Young (College of Nursing, The Research Institute of Nursing Science, Catholic University of Daegu)
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Journal of the Korean Society of School Health / v.29, no.3, 2016 , pp. 256-266 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: This study was to compare and to examine the factors related to risk behaviors of adolescents living in small and medium-sized cities and in rural areas. Methods: The subjects were 545 adolescents (295 from small and medium-sized cities and 250 from rural areas). The data was analyzed by descriptive statistics, Pearson corelation coefficients, and multiple regression with IBM SPSS 19.0 program. Results: The factors influencing the risk behaviors of adolescents in small- medium cities were school, peer risk factors and community risk factors, self- control among protective factors, positive communication with parents, positive peer associations, these variables explained 42.0%. The most important variable explaining the risk behaviors of adolescents in small- medium cities was positive communication with parents, followed by community risk factors, peer risk factors, positive peer relationships, school and self-control. The factors affecting the risk behaviors of rural adolescents were school, personal risk factor, peer risk factor, self- control factor, which explained 38.5% of the risk behaviors of adolescents in rural areas. Among them, the most important variable explaining risk behaviors was personal risk factors, followed by peer risk factors, school, and self-control. Conclusion: These finding suggest a need to develop a strategy to improve positive communication with parents for adolescents living in small- medium cities and a strategy to reduce personal risk factors and peer risk factors for rural adolescents.
Keywords
Adolescent; Risk behaviors; Medium-sized cities; Rural;
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