title: Adolescent risk taking, neighborhood social capital, and health.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the roles of a neighborhood measure of social capital, family affluence, and risk taking on adolescent self-rated health.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study uses data from the 2384 Canadian students in Grades 9-10 (56.5% female) from the World Health Organization's Health Behavior in School-Aged Children Survey 2001/2002, a nationwide representative sample.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Using binary logistic regression models, it is found that higher levels of risk taking and lower levels of neighborhood social capital and family affluence are independently associated with worse overall perceptions of health. These influences are not found to interact with each other.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Neighborhood social capital, risk taking, and family affluence are important factors to consider when addressing the health of adolescents. Results are discussed in terms of possible health promoting interventions.
authors: Social Program Evaluation Group, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada. boycew@queensu.ca
authors: William F
authors: WF
authors: Boyce
authors: Diane
authors: D
authors: Davies
authors: Owen
authors: O
authors: Gallupe
authors: Danielle
authors: D
authors: Shelley
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D002170:Canada; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012923:Social Class; D012944:Social Support