Assessing the Risk-Taking of University Youth in Qazvin (A Study in the Field of Unhealthy Lifestyle)

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1 Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran

2 Bachelor of Sociology, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Imam Khomeini International University (RA), Qazvin, Iran

Abstract

Risk-taking among university students is recognized as one of the important social and psychological issues in various societies. These behaviors can have significant negative effects on physical and mental health, the healthy lifestyle of this crucial group, and on society as a whole. In this regard, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between social and cultural capital and behavioral risk-taking among university students in Qazvin. The research used in this study is a survey and its statistical population includes all university students in Qazvin, with a total of 39,533 people. The sample size was calculated based on the Cochran formula as 380 people. The sampling method was a stratified sampling method proportional to the volume, and the data collection tool was a questionnaire. The data analysis software was SPSS. The results of the correlation test showed that the linear relationship between the variables of social capital (including social trust, social participation, social cohesion and social support), cultural capital (including objectified, institutionalized and embodied capital) and the components of the behavioral risk-taking variable was significant, and the type of relationship was negative and inverse. According to the findings of the multivariate regression analysis, the variables present in the regression model were able to explain 35.2 percent of the changes in the dependent variable of students' behavioral risk-taking.

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Journal of Applied Sociology

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Available Online from 13 November 2025

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  • Receive Date: 03 July 2025
  • Revise Date: 28 October 2025
  • Accept Date: 13 November 2025
  • Publish Date: 13 November 2025

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