Risk Factors of Running Away in Young Iranian Girls: A Cross-Sectional Study

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International Journal of High Risk Behaviors and Addiction Pub Date : 2022-09-19 DOI:10.5812/ijhrba-122456

F. Taremian, R. Moloodi, Soudabeh Karimian, Habibollah Masoudi Farid, M. Noroozi

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Background: The present study explored the risk factors for the running away behavior in young Iranian girls. Patients and Methods: This cross-sectional study recruited 95 young girls who ran away from home and 135 girls as the control group. They responded to several self-reported measures to assess sociodemographic characteristics, the household’s economic status, the strength of the family, religious beliefs, history of substance abuse, experiencing physical, emotional, or sexual abuse, self-esteem, coping styles, and depression. Results: Girls who came from low-income and moderate-income families had significantly higher odds of running away than girls belonging to high-income families. Girls who had a history of using illicit drugs had higher odds of running away from home. Moreover, low family strength and weak religious beliefs significantly predicted running away from home. Conclusion: The findings suggested that the family’s economic status, history of substance use, familial relationships, and weak religious beliefs were key factors in understanding the behavior of running away from home in Iranian adolescent girls.

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伊朗年轻女孩离家出走的危险因素:一项横断面研究

背景:本研究旨在探讨伊朗年轻女孩离家出走行为的危险因素。患者和方法:本横断面研究招募了95名离家出走的年轻女孩和135名作为对照组。他们回答了一些自我报告的措施，以评估社会人口特征、家庭经济状况、家庭力量、宗教信仰、药物滥用史、经历身体、情感或性虐待、自尊、应对方式和抑郁。结果:来自中低收入家庭的女孩离家出走的几率明显高于高收入家庭的女孩。有吸毒史的女孩离家出走的几率更高。此外，家庭力量低和宗教信仰弱显著预测离家出走。结论:家庭经济状况、药物使用史、家庭关系和宗教信仰薄弱是影响伊朗少女离家出走行为的关键因素。

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International Journal of High Risk Behaviors and Addiction Psychology-Clinical Psychology

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期刊介绍： International Journal of High Risk Behaviors and Addiction is a clinical journal which is informative to all fields related to the high risk behaviors, addiction, including smoking, alcohol consumption and substance abuse, unsafe sexual behavior, obesity and unhealthy eating habits, physical inactivity, and violence, suicidal behavior, and self-injurious behaviors. International Journal of High Risk Behaviors and Addiction is an authentic clinical journal which its content is devoted to the particular compilation of the latest worldwide and interdisciplinary approach and findings including original manuscripts, meta-analyses and reviews, health economic papers, debates, and consensus statements of the clinical relevance of Risky behaviors and addiction. In addition, consensus evidential reports not only highlight the new observations, original research and results accompanied by innovative treatments and all the other relevant topics but also include highlighting disease mechanisms or important clinical observations and letters on articles published in this journal.