Healthy Lifestyle and Risky Behaviors amongst Students

The purpose of this study is the relationship between a healthy lifestyle and risky behaviorin students of Khorasan schools. The study sample consisted of teenagers studying in secondand third grade of Khorasan's high schools. According to level sampling, 604 studentsstudying in the second grade, and 600 students studying in third grade were tested fromschools in Khorasan. For sample selection, populations were divided into 4 area includingnorth, East, West and South. Then according to the number of students of each area, samplesize of each level was determined. Two questionnaires were used to collect data in this studywhich were consisted of three parts: The demographic data, Iranian teenagers' risk taking(IARS) and prevention methods with emphasize on the importance of family role (Schaffer,1899) were examined. The Central and dispersion indices, such as standard deviation,multiple variance analysis, and multivariate regression analysis were used. Results showedthat the observed F is significant (P ≤0.01) and 21% of variance related to risky behavior isexplained by the lack of awareness (21 / 0 =R2 ). Given the significance of the regression, thecoefficients of risky behavior in teenagers in prediction equation showed that each ofteenagers' risky behavior can have an impact on healthy lifestyle.

Keywords:

healthy lifestyle , high-risk behavior , students