THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PROBLEM SOLVING AND RESILIENCE AND HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR IN THE STUDENTS WITH HIGH AND LOW EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
研究了德黑兰女高中生中,高学业成就与低学业成就两组在心理韧性、问题解决风格和高风险行为上的差异及相关性,发现低成就组更易采用无助、控制、回避等不良问题解决风格且高风险行为更多。
The aim of the present research was to determine the relationship betweenresilience and problem solving with high risk behaviors. Method of research wasex post facto and correlation. The statistical population of the present researchcomprised the female high school students with high and low achievement ineducational district nine of Tehran. The research sample consisted of 35 studentswith high educational achievement and 35 students with low educationalachievement. They were selected by multi-stage random cluster sampling method.Conner-Davidson Resilience Scale, Risk Behaviors Scale, and Kassidy & LongProblem Solving Style Questionnaire were used to gather data. The MANOVAresults showed that there was significant difference in resilience, problem solvingand high risk behavior between two groups. Mean scores of students with highachievement in resilience and creative problem solving style were greater thanthose of students with low achievement. Students with low achievement scoredhigher than students with high achievement in helplessness, control, avoidanceproblem solving styles and also high risk behavior. The results of Pearsoncorrelation coefficient showed that there is an inverse relationship betweenresilience and high risk behavior in two groups. There is a significant differencebetween helplessness, control and avoidance problem solving styles with high riskbehavior in students with low achievement. Also direct relationship was foundbetween controls, avoidance problem solving styles with high risk behavior instudents with high achievement. These findings can be useful for educational andcounseling services for students.