Effect of extended parallel process model on risk- taking in adolescent girls

Adolescence coincides with the occurrence of risky behaviors. These high-risk behaviors lead to unpleasant and destructive physical, psychological, and social consequences. Based on an extended parallel process model, if people do not believe that they are at high risk for disease or health hazards. More to deal with it are more sensitive. Therefore, this study was conducted with the aim of the effect of the extended parallel process model on the risk of female adolescents in Aliabad Katoul in 2020.

This semi-experimental study was performed on 50 female students of Sama School in 2020 in AliAbad Katoul city in Golestan province, randomly divided into experimental and control groups. The data collection tool is the Iranian Adolescents Risk-Taking Scale (IARS). In the experimental group, 8  sessions (45-60) minutes were performed in groups of 6-7 people based on the extended parallel process model duration of 8 weeks. Data were collected in two experimental-control groups before and after the intervention

ANCOVA test showed a significant difference by removing the effect of pretest (p <0.01, Eta = 0.15). Also, the extended parallel process model affects all dimensions of risky behavior.

The results showed that the extended parallel process model reduces high-risk behaviors in adolescent girls. Therefore, nursing theories and health models can be used as a low-cost but effective educational method to increase awareness and prevent high-risk behaviors.