TY - JOUR
T1 - Risk-taking patterns of female adolescents
T2 - What they do and why
AU - Shapiro, Rita
AU - Siegel, Alexander W.
AU - Scovill, Lori C.
AU - Hays, Jennifer
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1998/4
Y1 - 1998/4
N2 - A total of 58 college-age adolescent females were asked to provide information about their risk-taking behaviors. Participants completed a risk-taking questionnaire and were asked to keep a diary of their risk-taking behaviors for 1 week. Participants were also asked to provide reasons for engaging in each behavior they listed. Results indicated that participants engaged in a variety of risky behaviors ranging from traditional adolescent risk-taking behaviors, e.g. drinking and sex, to other behaviors not typically included in studies of risk-taking, e.g. interpersonal and financial risky behaviors. An analysis of the justifications given for engaging in the various behaviors were largely goal-oriented (e.g. engaging in a behavior as a means to an end) or reflected a preoccupation with personal needs (e.g. engaging in a behavior to relieve loneliness or stress). These results are contrary to the widely held belief that adolescents' risk-taking is 'mindless', 'aimless', or mere 'sensation seeking'.
AB - A total of 58 college-age adolescent females were asked to provide information about their risk-taking behaviors. Participants completed a risk-taking questionnaire and were asked to keep a diary of their risk-taking behaviors for 1 week. Participants were also asked to provide reasons for engaging in each behavior they listed. Results indicated that participants engaged in a variety of risky behaviors ranging from traditional adolescent risk-taking behaviors, e.g. drinking and sex, to other behaviors not typically included in studies of risk-taking, e.g. interpersonal and financial risky behaviors. An analysis of the justifications given for engaging in the various behaviors were largely goal-oriented (e.g. engaging in a behavior as a means to an end) or reflected a preoccupation with personal needs (e.g. engaging in a behavior to relieve loneliness or stress). These results are contrary to the widely held belief that adolescents' risk-taking is 'mindless', 'aimless', or mere 'sensation seeking'.
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U2 - 10.1006/jado.1997.0138
DO - 10.1006/jado.1997.0138
M3 - Article
C2 - 9585493
AN - SCOPUS:0032054889
SN - 0140-1971
VL - 21
SP - 143
EP - 159
JO - Journal of Adolescence
JF - Journal of Adolescence
IS - 2
ER -