title: Perspectives in adolescent risk-taking through instrument development.
abstract: Understanding the high-risk adolescent's perception of risk taking is essential for health professionals to determine appropriate interventions. The purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the revised Adolescent Risk-Taking Instrument (ARTI) designed to measure the high-risk adolescent's perception of risk taking. This study also examined the variables that are most predictive of social adaptation and risk taking. An ex post facto design was used to standardize data collection and to assess the psychometric properties of the revised ARTI. The nonprobability sample consisted of 167 adolescents attending school in an urban, health-underserved area. Exploratory factor analysis supported construct validity, and Chronbach's Coefficient Alpha supported internal consistency reliability. The reliability coefficient for the risk taking and social adaptation constructs were .80 and .77, respectively. Current perspectives on adolescent risk taking and implications for the use of the ARTI in clinical practice are addressed.
authors: Collaborative Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program, University of Texas Houston Health Science Center, School of Nursing, Houston, TX, USA. nbusen@son1.nur.uth.tmc.edu
authors: N H
authors: NH
authors: Busen
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Kouzekanani
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000145:classification / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods*; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012574:Schools; D012647:Self-Assessment; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D012938:Social Perception; D015206:Southwestern United States; D014505:Urban Population