The relationship between religion and risky behaviors among Iranian university students

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dc.contributor.authorAmeri, Zahra
dc.contributor.authorMirzakhani, Fahimeh
dc.contributor.authorNabipour, Amir Reza
dc.contributor.authorKhanjani, Narges
dc.contributor.authorSullman, Mark J. M.
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-02T15:49:46Z
dc.date.available2017-03-02T15:49:46Z
dc.date.issued2016-12-18
dc.description.abstractOne factor that protects an individual from risky behavior is religiosity, which is referred to as a shield against risky behaviors. Belief in God and religion plays an important role in young people’s lives, and in comparison with their non-religious peers. They engage less frequently in risky behaviors, such as violence and sexual relations. The present study investigated the relationship between religiosity and engagement in risky behaviors among students from the Pishva branch of the Islamic Azad University, Tehran Province in Iran. This is a descriptive, analytic cross-sectional study. The sample was comprised of 448 students from different degree majors attending the University. Participants completed two questionnaires, including the Risk-Taking Scale and Duke University Religion Index. The data analyses used one-way ANOVAs and Pearson’s correlations. This study found that students who engaged more often in organized religious activities and had higher intrinsic religiosity were less likely to engage in risky behaviors such as sexual risk taking, careless driving, violence, smoking, along with alcohol and drug abuse. Participants with higher involvement in private religious activities reported lower tendencies for the above-mentioned risky behaviors, except sexual risk taking. The findings of this study indicate that the different dimensions of religiousness are related to students’ tendency to avoid risky behavior. Thus, it appears that religion may have a role to play in preventing risky taking behavior in Iran.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationAmeri Z, Mirzakhani F, Nabipour AR, et al. (2017) The relationship between religion and risky behaviors among Iranian university students. Journal of Religion and Health, Volume 56, Issue 6, December 2017, pp. 2010-2022en_UK
dc.identifier.issn0022-4197
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-016-0337-1
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/11542
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherSpringer en_UK
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.subjectReligionen_UK
dc.subjectStudentsen_UK
dc.subjectRisky behavioren_UK
dc.subjectIranen_UK
dc.titleThe relationship between religion and risky behaviors among Iranian university studentsen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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