1463 Investigate the structural model of the relationship between parental psychological control and general self-efficacy with adolescents' high-risk behaviors mediated by emotional self-regulation Mehrnoush Heidari 1 , Naiemeh Moheb 2 , Shahram Vahedi 3 , Marzieh Alivandi Vafa 4 1. Ph.D Candidate in Psychology, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran. E-mail: Heidari_m_2014@yahoo.com 2. Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran. E-mail: Moheb@iaut.ac.ir 3. Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran. E-mail: Vahedi_sh@tabrizu.ac.ir 4. Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran. E-mail: M.alivand@iaut.ac.ir ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Article type: Research Article Article history: Received 06 December 2021 Received in revised form 12 February 2022 Accepted 21 April 2022 Published online 23 September 2022 Keywords: High-risk behaviors, Emotional self- regulation, Parental psychological control, General self-efficacy Background: High-risk behaviors are considered to be one of the major threats to the health system. The tendency to take risks in teenagers is higher than in other age groups, and parental control plays an important role in preventing the occurrence of risky behaviors. The lack of emotional expression skills is an important factor in the emergence of risky behaviors. A review of the research related to high-risk behaviors shows that basic research has rarely evaluated the related variables. Aims: To investigate the structural model of the relationship between parental psychological control and general self-efficacy with adolescents' high-risk behaviors mediated by emotional self-regulation. Methods: The statistical population included the students in the first year of high school in Zanjan who were studying in the academic year 2021-2022. The statistical population according to Krejcie and Morgan table and using multi-stage cluster random sampling method through cyberspace due to the lack of face- to-face class of a sample of 403 students of both sexes (of which 214 in girls and 189 were in the boys' group (selected), and were virtually assigned to Adolescent Risk Questionnaires (Galone et al., 2000), March Emotional Self-Regulation (1988), Dependent Psychological Control, and Parental Developmental Progress by Sonnens et al. (2010). and General self-efficacy Scherer et al. (1982) responded. The statistical method of structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to analyze the data. Results: The results showed that direct effect of parental psychological control on emotional self- regulation (β= -0.28, p< 0.01) and high-risk behaviors (β= 0.02, p< 0.01) was significant. Was. The direct effect of self-efficacy on emotional self-regulation (β= 0.01, p< 0.01) and high-risk behaviors (β= -0.24, p< 0.01) was significant. Also, the relationship between parental psychological control and self-efficacy with high-risk behavior through emotional self-regulation was significant. Conclusion: Family support and control play an important role in preventing the tendency to risky behaviors. Equipping students with individual skills such as self-efficacy in management and emotional self-regulation can also be effective in preventing high-risk behaviors. Citation: Heidari, M., Moheb, N., Vahedi, Sh., & Alivandi Vafa, M. (2022). Investigate the structural model of the relationship between parental psychological control and general self-efficacy with adolescents' high-risk behaviors mediated by emotional self-regulation. Journal of Psychological Science, 21(115), 1463-1484. https://psychologicalscience.ir/article-1-1512-fa.html Journal of Psychological Science, Vol. 21, No. 115, October, 2022 © 2021 The Author(s). DOI: 10.52547/JPS.21.114.1063  Corresponding Author: Naiemeh Moheb, Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran. E-mail: Moheb@iaut.ac.ir, Tel: (+98) 9143159803 [ DOI: 10.52547/JPS.21.114.1063 ] [ DOR: 20.1001.1.17357462.1401.21.116.1.3 ] [ Downloaded from psychologicalscience.ir on 2022-11-15 ] 1 / 22