Risky behaviors in Ethiopian university students and its relationship with loneliness and coping self-efficacy

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dc.authoridhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8998-5082
dc.contributor.authorElemo, Aman Sado
dc.contributor.authorTemtime, Meskerem Cheru
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-26T12:55:30Z
dc.date.available2025-03-26T12:55:30Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentİktisadi İdari ve Sosyal Bilimler Fakültesi
dc.description.abstractResearch shows that risky behavior peaks in young adulthood, endangering young adult's mental health and making it difficult for them to grow up to be responsible members of society. As a result, this study aimed to adapt the Risk Behavior Scale into Amharic and examine the relationships between risky behaviors, loneliness, and coping self-efficacy. A cross-sectional research design was used and convenience sampling was employed to gather data from a total of 242 Ethiopian university students. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was carried out to test the factor structures of the Risky Behaviors Scale. The CFA results validated the scale's four-factor structures (chi 2 = 435, df = 183, (p < .001), CFI = 0.94, TLI = 0.91, RMSEA = 0.08, and SRMR =0.05). This would make it possible for mental health experts to research the psychological impacts of risky behaviors (alcohol use, suicidality, drug use, and khat use) in Ethiopian young adults. The findings of hierarchical regression analysis revealed that male gender and loneliness were predictors of risky behavior. This research holds significant implications for interventions that attempt to reduce loneliness in young adults to alter their vulnerabilities to risky behaviors.
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/15332640.2024.2436892
dc.identifier.issn1533-2640
dc.identifier.issn1533-2659
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11363/9608
dc.identifier.wos001374471900001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.institutionauthoridhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8998-5082
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 2-4 PARK SQUARE, MILTON PARK, ABINGDON OX14 4RN, OXON, ENGLAND
dc.relation.ispartofJOURNAL OF ETHNICITY IN SUBSTANCE ABUSE
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectCoping self-efficacy
dc.subjectloneliness
dc.subjectrisky behaviors
dc.subjectEthiopia
dc.titleRisky behaviors in Ethiopian university students and its relationship with loneliness and coping self-efficacy
dc.typeArticle

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