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Volume 13, Issue 4 (2025)
Health Educ Health Promot 2025, 13(4): 637-644 |
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Received: 2025/09/21 | Accepted: 2025/11/2 | Published: 2025/11/11
Received: 2025/09/21 | Accepted: 2025/11/2 | Published: 2025/11/11
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Unveiling the Landscape of High-Risk Behaviors in Persian-Language Research. Health Educ Health Promot 2025; 13 (4) :637-644
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Aims: Given the growing volume and fragmented nature of the literature, this study aimed to identify the conceptual structure and dominant intellectual trends in high-risk behaviors in Iran over the past two decades.
Instrument & Methods: This descriptive study employed a quantitative content analysis approach using scientometric indicators. The data comprised research articles indexed in the Islamic World Science Citation Center databases from 2005 to 2023. Co-word analysis and cluster analysis techniques were utilized for data analysis. VOSviewer software was used for conceptual clustering, and UCINET was employed to calculate the indices required for the strategic diagram.
Findings: The analysis identified nine main thematic clusters. The strategic diagram revealed that three clusters including “high-risk behaviors and protective factors,” “impulsivity and related disorders,” and “adolescent issues” constituted the core research area, occupying the first quadrant. Clusters, such as “student mental health” and “women’s physical health” were identified as specialized and mature yet peripheral areas in the second quadrant. Meanwhile, topics, like “novel therapeutic approaches” and “social capital” appeared in the third quadrant, representing underdeveloped and emerging themes.
Conclusion: The body of knowledge on high-risk behaviors in Iran has achieved structural maturity, characterized by a robust core focused on psychological mechanisms in adolescents.
Instrument & Methods: This descriptive study employed a quantitative content analysis approach using scientometric indicators. The data comprised research articles indexed in the Islamic World Science Citation Center databases from 2005 to 2023. Co-word analysis and cluster analysis techniques were utilized for data analysis. VOSviewer software was used for conceptual clustering, and UCINET was employed to calculate the indices required for the strategic diagram.
Findings: The analysis identified nine main thematic clusters. The strategic diagram revealed that three clusters including “high-risk behaviors and protective factors,” “impulsivity and related disorders,” and “adolescent issues” constituted the core research area, occupying the first quadrant. Clusters, such as “student mental health” and “women’s physical health” were identified as specialized and mature yet peripheral areas in the second quadrant. Meanwhile, topics, like “novel therapeutic approaches” and “social capital” appeared in the third quadrant, representing underdeveloped and emerging themes.
Conclusion: The body of knowledge on high-risk behaviors in Iran has achieved structural maturity, characterized by a robust core focused on psychological mechanisms in adolescents.