1Ph. D. Candidate; of Counseling, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran
2Associate Professor; Department of Counseling, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran
3Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychometric, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran
4Associate Professor; Department of Counseling, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran
5Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran
6Associate Professor, Management of Education, Department of Education, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, Tehran, Iran
*Corresponding author: Hossein Salimi Bajestani, Department of Counseling, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran, Email: H. Salimi@atu.ac.ir
Online published on 13 December, 2018.
This study aims to determine the factors affecting the incidence of behavioral abnormalities among students in Markazi and Hamedan provinces during the academic year 2015–2016. This research is applied in terms of purpose but the method is integrated in terms of its implementation, so that the survey and causal-comparative methods were used together. The statistical population consisted of high school students in Markazi and Hamedan provinces, of whom 390 people were determined according to the Cochran formula and using the random quota sampling method. The questionnaire of effective factors in behavioral abnormalities was applied for data collection. Its validity was confirmed by experts and scholars and its reliability was calculated based on Cronbach's alpha of 0.85. Questionnaires were completed by high school students. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Chi-squared test. Data were also analyzed and processed using SPSS software. The results show that each individual, family, peer, social and school factors affect the incidence of behavioral abnormalities in the students.
Behavioral Abnormalities, Factors, Students
