TY - JOUR
AU - Gullone, Eleonore
AB - Risk was investigated from the subjective viewpoints of adolescents, with the aim of assessing adolescents' perceptions of what constitutes risky behavior and how risk behaviors and risk judgments relate. Participants were 570 school-based adolescents. Students named risky behaviors perceived as common to similarly aged peers, then rated level of engagement in these behaviors. The perceived positive and negative outcomes of risk were also nominated, and rated on perceived likelihood and desirability/undesirability. The sample viewed risky behaviors as smoking, drinking alcohol, dangerous driving, taking drugs, criminal behavior, sporting risks, antisocial behavior, minor rebellion, school-related risks, and sexual activity. Negative outcomes of risk were categorized as death, disablement, punishment, and social consequences. Payoffs included pleasure, material gain, and avoidance of negative outcomes. There was a consistent pattern of relationships between risk participation and outcome judgment, with perceived pleasantness and likelihood of positive outcomes, and unpleasantness of negative outcomes, strongly associated with behavior.
TI - Predicting adolescent risk behavior using a personalized cost-benefit analysis
JF - Journal of Youth and Adolescence
DO - 10.1007/BF01537389
DA - 2005-04-06
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/predicting-adolescent-risk-behavior-using-a-personalized-cost-benefit-8Y00WfB2V2
SP - 343
EP - 359
VL - 25
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -