title: Risk taking, reported injury, and perception of future injury among adolescents.
abstract: Investigated the relationships among self-reported injury, risk taking, and perception of injury risk in a sample of 1,426 adolescents, 14 to 18 years old. Both risk taking and injury were higher in males than females across age groups. Having a friend injured the same way was the strongest predictor of injury, accounting for 28% of the variance. Risk taking accounted for 4% of the variance. Sociodemographic variables-gender, age, and race-accounted for only 1% of the variance. Findings underscore the potential role of pediatric psychologists in both understanding and reducing the incidence of adolescent injury.
authors.affiliation: Rhode Island Hospital, Providence 02903, USA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jelalian
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Spirito
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rasile
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vinnick
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rohrbeck
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arrigan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012309:Risk-Taking; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000523:psychology*