BACKGROUND Family plays an important role in helping adolescent acquiring skills or strengthening their characters. OBJECTIVES We aimed to evaluate the influences of family factors, risky and protective, on adolescent health-risk behavior (HRB). PATIENTS AND METHODS In this cross-sectional study, students of high schools in Kerman, Iran at all levels participated, during November 2011 till ...

BACKGROUND Contemporary intervention models use research about the determinants of adolescent problems and their course of symptom development to design targeted interventions. Because developmental detours begin frequently during early-mid adolescence, specialized interventions that target known risk and protective factors in this period are needed. METHODS This study (n = 83) examined paren...

abstract background: the aim of this study was to investigate the modelling of different processes that could account for the link between psychopathology, cognitive social and demographic risk factors and enacting assault by husband. method: this article reports a test using data on 230 males who participated in a family violence survey study. the sample was selected by a multiclustral samplin...

aim: considering the fundamental role of parents' function and family dynamics including the importance role of family communication pattern on preventing early-onset substance use in children, the present study aimed to determine the correlation between family communication pattern and mothers' preventive behavioral intention regarding preventing early-onset substance use in children...

A reduction in academic achievement over the course of adolescence has been observed. School failure is characterized by difficulties to teaching school goals. A variety of other behavioral problems are often associated with school failure. Child-to-parent violence has been associated with different school problems. The main objective of current study was to examine the contribution of family v...

conclusions: considering bed as one of the most vital physical, mental, and emotional needs, it is very important in mental and spiritual well-being of hemodialysis patients as an influencing factor in mental relaxation and reducing disease tensions. paying attention to sleep quality and spiritual well-being components of hemodialysis patients in formulating and promoting healthcare programs is...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To explore perceptions of spirituality in women who had undergone a breast diagnostic experience. RESEARCH APPROACH Qualitative, phenomenologic study using Giorgi's approach. SETTING An outpatient comprehensive breast assessment center. PARTICIPANTS 20 Caucasian women, aged 30-89, who had just completed the diagnostic process, including definitive diagnosis, regarding a...