AUTHOR=Korn Liat , Shaked Yael , Fogel-Grinvald Haya 

TITLE=Problem Behaviors among Israeli Undergraduate Students: Applying Jessor’s Problem Behavior Theory among Young Adult Students

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Public Health

VOLUME=2

YEAR=2014

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2014.00273

DOI=10.3389/fpubh.2014.00273

ISSN=2296-2565

ABSTRACT=<p><bold>Purpose:</bold> The current study tested the applicability of Jessor’s problem behavior theory (PBT) in Ariel University.</p><p><bold>Methods:</bold> A structured, self-reported, anonymous questionnaire was administered to undergraduate students. The final study sample included 1,360 participants (882 females and 478 males, mean age 25, SD = 2.9, range = 17).</p><p><bold>Results:</bold> Findings indicated that the PBT was replicated in this sample. As shown from the hierarchal linear regression model, religiosity and high-academic achievements were found to be strong and significant protective factors that reduce risk behaviors. Among young and religious students, the personal vulnerability has almost no impact on involvement in risk behaviors.</p><p><bold>Conclusion:</bold> The PBT finds empirical support in this young adult undergraduate Israeli sample.</p>