The present research that is a descriptive and correlational study, aimed to investigate the mediating role of perceived social support in relation between Alexithymia and tendency to high-risk behaviors in master degree girl students of one of the universities in Qom c More
The present research that is a descriptive and correlational study, aimed to investigate the mediating role of perceived social support in relation between Alexithymia and tendency to high-risk behaviors in master degree girl students of one of the universities in Qom city who were studied in the year 2017-2016, was implemented. 470 students were selected in two phases by stratified and cluster random sampling, and completed multidimensional scale of P\perceived social support (MSPSS), Toronto alexithymia scale -20 (TAS-20), and scale of Iranian adolescents risk-taking scale (IARS). Analysis of data was done by using Pearson correlation coefficient and path analysis by using software SPSS 22 and Lisrel 8/72. According to the results, perceived social support had meaningful negative correlation with tendency to high-risk behaviors and alexithymia had meaningful positive correlation with tendency to high-risk behaviors. Path analysis showed that perceived social support had a mediating role in the relation between alexithymia and its tendency to high-risk behaviors. The findings of this research can be used to identify individuals who expose at risk and by strengthening emotional intelligence and relational and social skills, also, with strengthening perceived social support in individual with alexithymia can reduce tendency to high-risk behaviors.
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