The relationship between mother perceived educational styles and high risk behaviors

Abstract

The aim of the present research was to consider the relationship between mother perceived educational styles and high risk behaviors. The research samples contain 182 students of Tehran university (93 male and 89 female) with average age of 21 in 2009-2010, and were students of graduate and postgraduate courses whom were selected by culture multi-stage random sampling method. Risky behavior questionnaire (2007 version) perception of parental scale (POPS) scale was applied to collect required information. Step by step Regression analysis showed that the mother warmth variable is highly effective in prediction of behaviors such as: challenge, drug abuse and suicide behavior. The findings of the research reveal that perceived educational styles as an effectiveness factor in high risk behaviors in student also family communications had important effects in risk taking behaviors.

Keywords

• perceived educational styles
• high risk behaviors
• family communications