The predictive role of religiosity mediated by emotion regulation in Tendency Toward High Risk Behaviors in adolescens

This research aimed at surveying the role of predicting religiosity on tendency toward high risk behaviors in adolescent mediated by emotion regulation.

The statistical population of this study comprised all the students of Esfahan five areas high schools. Among them in 1391, a total of 338 people (176 male,207 female) who were selected using random multistage cluster sampling method. The subjects completed the following questionnaires: Religiosity scale, Difficulty in Emotional Regulation scale, Iranian Adolescent Risk-Taking scale. The data were analyzed with SPSS 16 and AMOS Graphics 21 (statistical software) through path way analyses and multiple regression method.

Result showed that difficulty in emotion regulation mediated to some extent between religiosity and high risk behaviors. There was independent and significant association between religiosity and high risk behaviors.

Adolescent who have stronger religious beliefs and regulate their emotions effectively less likely to engage in risky behaviors.