The relationship between Family Cohesion and Problem-solving Ability with Attitude towards Delinquent Behavior among Girl Adolescences

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between family cohesion and problem-solving ability with the attitude towards delinquent behaviors in girl adolescents. The present study was a descriptive correlational study. Of the 2,500 statistical community a sample of 250 female students in the other secondary school in 17 districts of Tehran according to Krejcie and Morgan tables were selected by multistage cluster random sampling method in the academic year of 2017-18. The Questionnaire on Attitude to Delinquent Behaviors, Family Organized Cohesiveness Scale and Problem Solving Inventory were used to collect the data. Data were analyzed by Pearson correlation and stepwise regression methods. The results showed that there is a negative and significant correlation between attitude toward delinquent behaviors with family cohesion (r=-0/327), problem-solving ability (r= -0/372), problem-solving confidence (r=-0/263), the desire to solve the problem (r=-0/366) and personal control (r=-0/145). The results of the regression analysis also showed that predictor variables predict 0/21 of the variance of attitudes toward delinquent behaviors. According to the findings, it can be concluded that family cohesion and problem-solving abilities are among the factors affecting the reduction of the attitude towards delinquent behaviors in adolescent girls.