Development of a Causal Model for High-Risk Behaviors Based on Social Capital and Responsibility with the Mediating Role of Moral Identity (Case Study: Students of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences)

The study is to develop a causal model for high-risk behaviors based on social capital and responsibility with the mediating role of moral identity among students of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences. This is a descriptive-correlational study in terms of applied purpose and in terms of data collection method. The statistical population was all students studying medicine in Kermanshah (2000 in total) in the academic year 2019-2020. Using the Morgan table and sampling method, a sample of 322 people were selected. The High-Risk Behavior Questionnaire (Risk Behavior Scale (YRBSS), Nahapit & Gushal Social Capital Questionnaire (1998), California Accountability Questionnaire (1987) and Ako Bino and Reed Ethical Identity Questionnaire (2002) were used to collect the data. In order to analyze the data, descriptive statistics indicators (frequency, mean, standard deviation and graphs) and inferential statistics were used. In order to determine the reliability of the research tool, Cronbach's alpha was used to evaluate the normality of data distribution, skewness and elongation indices, and path analysis was used to examine the relationships between variables. SPSS and Smart PLS software were used to perform these tests. The results showed that moral identity, social capital and responsibility have a significant effect on risky behaviors of students of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences. Ethical identity also is of a minor mediating role in relationship between social capital and high-risk behaviors, as well as moral identity in relationship between responsibility and high-risk behaviors.