Assessment of the Theory of Planned Behaviour in Predicting Potential Intention and Behaviour of Positive Thinking among a School-Based Sample of Iranian Adolescents: A Path Analysis

Autor/inn/en	Ghahremani, Leila; Kaveh, Mohammad Hossein; Tehrani, Hadi; Orooji, Arezoo; Jafari, Alireza
Titel	Assessment of the Theory of Planned Behaviour in Predicting Potential Intention and Behaviour of Positive Thinking among a School-Based Sample of Iranian Adolescents: A Path Analysis
Quelle	In: Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools, 32 (2022) 1, S.54-64 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Jafari, Alireza)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1037-2911
DOI	10.1017/jgc.2020.13
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Student Behavior; Positive Attitudes; High School Students; Males; Student Attitudes; Mental Health; Behavior Theories; Intention; Iran + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Psychohygiene
Abstract	This study aimed to determine the predictive power of the theory of planned behaviour in predicting the intention and behaviour of positive thinking in school students. A cross-sectional study was performed on 367 high school male students in Iran. Data were gathered using a researcher-made questionnaire whose validity and reliability had been confirmed before. Descriptive and inferential analysis (univariate and multiple logistic regression models, Pearson correlation) was performed using SPSS software V.20. AMOS version 22 was used to perform the path analysis. According to the results, the construct of attitude was the most important construct in predicting positive thinking intention. Finally, the theory of planned behaviour constructs could predict 36% of intention variance and 20% of behaviour variance of positive thinking. Since the construct of attitude is one of the most powerful constructs in predicting student positive thinking intention in male teens, it is recommended that more attention be paid to this construct in educational programs to improve the mental health of male high school students. The results of this study can help psychologists and counsellors, families, and teachers improve students' mental health. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Cambridge University Press. 100 Brook Hill Drive, West Nyack, NY 10994. Tel: 800-872-7423; Tel: 845-353-7500; Fax: 845-353-4141; e-mail: subscriptions_newyork@cambridge.org; Web site: https://www.cambridge.org/core/what-we-publish/journals
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01