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Volume 22, Issue 125 (8-2023)
Journal of Psychological Science 2023, 22(125): 845-864 |
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achak A, pour naghash tehrani S S, azizi Z. (2023). Comparison of social health and the level of depression, anxiety and aggression experienced in adolescents with high and low quality of life: Evidence from afghan adolescents living in Tehran. Journal of Psychological Science. 22(125), 845-864. doi:10.52547/JPS.22.125.845
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Associate Professor. Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran , spnaghash@ut.ac.ir
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Background: Adolescents' mental health is related to many aspects of their daily functioning. According to research, poor quality of life is known to cause mental health problems in teenagers. As a deprived demographic group, Afghan teenagers living in Iran face many challenges in various fields such as education, job, identity, exile, and discrimination, negatively impacting their quality of life. Considering that the health of Iranian society is affected by the presence of Afghan teenagers, there is a need for analytical research in this field. However, not enough research has been done in this area.
Aims: The aim of the present study was to compare social health and the level of depression, anxiety, and aggression experienced in Afghan teenagers with high and low quality of life living in Tehran.
Methods: The current research is a descriptive study, using the causal-comparative method, which compares Afghan teenagers with high and low quality of life. The statistical population of this research included all Afghan boys and girls living in Tehran who were studying in the second semester of the academic year 2019-2019. Sampling was done in a purposeful and random way. In this way, first, according to the cut score of 78 in the quality of life questionnaire, 30 teenage girls with high quality of life, 30 teenage girls with low quality of life, 30 teenage boys with high quality of life, and 30 teenage boys with low quality of life, for Each group was selected. Then, other research tools including the Beck depression questionnaire, Beck anxiety questionnaire, Bass and Perry aggression questionnaire, and social health questionnaire (KSWBQ) were also implemented and scored. Data were analyzed by one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), James-Huell post hoc test, and Tukey's post hoc test.
Results: In general, except for depression, which was not significant among the groups, Afghan teenage girls and boys with low quality of life were significantly different in terms of anxiety and aggression compared to Afghan teenage girls and boys with high quality of life. However, boys and girls with low quality of life did not differ from boys and girls with high quality of life in terms of social health.
Conclusion: Timely diagnosis and intervention regarding the mental and social health problems of Afghan teenagers living in Iran can reduce the occurrence of more severe mental health and social problems in the future and has a positive effect on the career and overall life of this group. Therefore, it is necessary to design and implement preventive, therapeutic, and educational interventions to improve the quality of life of Afghan teenagers.
Aims: The aim of the present study was to compare social health and the level of depression, anxiety, and aggression experienced in Afghan teenagers with high and low quality of life living in Tehran.
Methods: The current research is a descriptive study, using the causal-comparative method, which compares Afghan teenagers with high and low quality of life. The statistical population of this research included all Afghan boys and girls living in Tehran who were studying in the second semester of the academic year 2019-2019. Sampling was done in a purposeful and random way. In this way, first, according to the cut score of 78 in the quality of life questionnaire, 30 teenage girls with high quality of life, 30 teenage girls with low quality of life, 30 teenage boys with high quality of life, and 30 teenage boys with low quality of life, for Each group was selected. Then, other research tools including the Beck depression questionnaire, Beck anxiety questionnaire, Bass and Perry aggression questionnaire, and social health questionnaire (KSWBQ) were also implemented and scored. Data were analyzed by one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), James-Huell post hoc test, and Tukey's post hoc test.
Results: In general, except for depression, which was not significant among the groups, Afghan teenage girls and boys with low quality of life were significantly different in terms of anxiety and aggression compared to Afghan teenage girls and boys with high quality of life. However, boys and girls with low quality of life did not differ from boys and girls with high quality of life in terms of social health.
Conclusion: Timely diagnosis and intervention regarding the mental and social health problems of Afghan teenagers living in Iran can reduce the occurrence of more severe mental health and social problems in the future and has a positive effect on the career and overall life of this group. Therefore, it is necessary to design and implement preventive, therapeutic, and educational interventions to improve the quality of life of Afghan teenagers.
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Received: 2023/02/22 | Accepted: 2023/05/3 | Published: 2023/07/23
Received: 2023/02/22 | Accepted: 2023/05/3 | Published: 2023/07/23
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