Adolescents' Perception of Risk and Challenge: A Qualitative Study

Autor/inn/en	Rodham, Karen; Brewer, Helen; Mistral, Willm; Stallard, Paul
Titel	Adolescents' Perception of Risk and Challenge: A Qualitative Study
Quelle	In: Journal of Adolescence, 29 (2006) 2, S.261-272 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0140-1971
DOI	10.1016/j.adolescence.2005.05.012
Schlagwörter	Adolescents; Adolescent Attitudes; Risk; Qualitative Research; Health Behavior; Intervention; Peer Influence; Decision Making; Case Studies + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Risiko; Qualitative Forschung; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study
Abstract	Concern has been mounting about the increasing numbers of adolescents who engage in risky behaviours. This qualitative study aimed to identify adolescents' perception of risk and explored the factors that adolescents felt influenced their decisions about engaging in risky behaviours. The results indicated that adolescents perceived risk to be something where the outcome was uncontrollable. In contrast, challenges were thought of as having a known end point that was difficult to achieve. They considered themselves to be well-informed about health risks facing them, yet mentioned occasions when they lacked the ability to state that they did not want to engage in certain ''risky'' behaviours. The implications of the findings for future interventions are discussed. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10