A Study on the Factors Affecting to the Students\\\' Risk-Taking

• Main Authors: Nahidolmolok Mahmoudi, Hamid Fhmanpour, Tahereh Bassami
• Format: Article
• Language: fas
• Published: University of Isfahan 2010-07-01
• Series: جامعه شناسی کاربردی
• Subjects: Keywords: Risk-Bearing; Parents relations with the youth; Youth relations to each other; Social Caste
• Online Access: http://uijs.ui.ac.ir/jas/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-12&slc_lang=en&sid=1

AbstractThis study tried to survey the factors on student risk-taking amongst Ilam Universities Students in 2007.Thus, a standard questionnaire was filled out by 400 students of Ilam universities as our sample. The objectof the study was to find out the affecting factors on risk bearing of the students or the youths. In this study,several theories were applied such as Fishbein and Aizen Attitude Theory, Getzels Social System Theory andDeci and Ryan Self-Determination Theory as the theoretical framework. In this paper, the research method isthe Survey Method because the data collection has been based upon questionnaire. For data analysis, SPSSwas used and in sum, 386 questionnaires were obtained and analyzed.Descriptive Method was used to explain the situation of the students among the sample, and also fortesting of four hypotheses, we applied inferential and mathematical statistics. It was concluded that therelationship between parents and the students, and also Peers relationship have effect on risk-bearing of thestudents. The results also showed that the gender has effect on student's risk-taking. Thus, male students aremore susceptible than female students. The results also indicated that the rate of risk-taking of the students isabove the mean.