Optimistic bias among potential perpetrators and victims of youth violence.
This study furthers the current understanding of optimistic bias regarding youth violence among high school students. Results from a survey of 387 urban high school students indicate a wide range of predictors of optimistic bias, including experience, demographics, and attitudes. Linkages to other developmental frameworks (personal fable and self-efficacy) suggest future directions for additional research.
Penn State University, 100 University Drive, Monaco, PA 15061, USA. jrc11@psu.edu
John
J
Chapin
Stacy
S
de las Alas
Grace
G
Coleman
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D001290:Attitude; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003717:Denial, Psychological; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010414:Pennsylvania; D012307:Risk Factors; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012574:Schools; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data