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The purpose of this study is to investigate relationship between problem behaviors and family problems of adolescents who study in different high school, in Isparta. In this study, participants consist of 581 students (283 female and 298 male), attending different high school in Isparta. Also in this study, problem behaviors and family problems was measured with Risk Behaviors Scale which was developed by Gençtanırım-Kuru (2010) and Family Problems of Young Adulthood Evaluation Scale which was developed by Tuğrul (1996). Results show that adolescents’ antisocial behaviors, alcohol and smoke use,  suicide tendency, eating habits, and school dropout were positively correlated with authoritarion-appressive attitudes, insensitivity and inconsistency in relation, disharmony between parents, limited social activity, disorder in the house, financial problems, intrusion and abuse, health and social problems of family problems subscales. Also regression analyses showed that adolescents’ antisocial behaviors, alcohol and smoke use, suicide tendency, eating habits, and school dropout were predicted by authoritarion-appressive attitudes, insensitivity and inconsistency in relation, disharmony between parents, limited social activity, disorder in the house, financial problems, intrusion and abuse. Implications of findings were discussed and some suggestions were made for the educator, psychological counselor, and mental health professions in details. Key words: Adolescence, Family, Family problems, Problem behaviors

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