The study of the relationship between ineffective beliefs and coping styles with the tendency toward high-risk behaviors in adolescent girls aged 14-18 years old in Qom

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between ineffective beliefs and coping styles with the tendency toward highrisk behaviors in adolescent girls aged 14-18 years old in Qom. The statistical population of the study was all adolescents aged 18 to 14 years old at high school in Qom high schools in the academic year of 1394-95. 144 of them were selected as research sample. They filled in questionnaires of ineffective beliefs, coping styles and risk of adolescents. The research method was descriptive correlational survey. For data analysis, correlation and stepwise regression were used. Pearson correlation showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between ineffective beliefs and high risk behaviors in adolescents. Also, there is a negative and significant relationship between the problem-oriented coping style and the tendency toward high-risk behaviors. The emotional-oriented coping style with a tendency towards high-risk behaviors has a positive and significant relationship. The results of stepwise regression to predict the tendency toward high-risk behaviors based on inefficient beliefs showed that in the first step, the need to satisfy others, in the second step of vulnerability-performance evaluation, in the third step, need confirmation of others, and in the fourth step of success - perfectionism Are able to predict 47% of changes in tendency towards high-risk behaviors. In addition, the results of stepwise regression to predict the tendency toward high-risk behaviors from coping strategies showed that in the first step, an emotional style and in the second step a problem- Predicted 38.9% of the change in the tendency to highgrade behaviors They are.