Adolescents' perceptions of their risk-taking behavior.
A questionnaire comprised of several self-report scales was administered to 440 adolescents to assess differences between high and low sports and danger risk takers on relationship and personality variables. Sports risk takers reported more danger-related risk taking and more drug use but higher self-esteem than did nonrisk takers. Danger risk takers reported greater sports-related risk taking and more drug use as well as less intimacy with their mothers, less family responsibility taking, and less depression than did their nonrisk-taking counterparts.
Touch Research Institute, Miami School of Medicine, Florida.
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D000293:Adolescent; D001290:Attitude; D003617:Dangerous Behavior; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007206:Individuality; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D010553:Personality Development; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012649:Self Concept