Tendency to high-risk behaviors in male adolescents: The role of predictors of maladaptive strategies of cognitive emotion regulation and interpersonal cognitive distortion

The present study was performed to investigate the role of maladaptive strategies of cognitive emotion regulation and interpersonal cognitive distortion in predicting the tendency to high-risk behaviors in male adolescents. The research method was descriptive-correlational and the statistical population included all male students of the secondary high schools in Rasht during the academic year 2020-2021. 150 students were selected via convenient sampling method and participated in the research online through social media (Telegram, WhatsApp, and Shad), and responded to risk questionnaires (ZadehMohammadi et al., 2011), cognitive emotion regulation (Hasani, 2010). And interpersonal cognitive distortion (Hamamci et al., 2004); Research data were analyzed by Pearson correlation test and multiple regression analysis. The results showed that maladaptive strategies of cognitive emotion regulation and interpersonal cognitive distortion have a positive and significant relationship with the tendency to high-risk behavior (P <0.01). The maladaptive strategies of cognitive emotion regulation and interpersonal cognitive distortion explain 50% of the variance in the tendency to high-risk behavior. Therefore, it can be concluded from the research findings that cognitive and emotional deficits can play an important role in high-risk behaviors.