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Showing 1 to 20 of 146 for “"Risk-behavior"”.
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Tattooing and high-risk behavior among adolescents
High-risk behavior in the domains of tobacco, alcohol, and drug use, and sexual behavior were investigated in relation to tattoo presence/absence among adolescents aged 18-22 years. Adolescents' motivations to become tattooed were also explored. Participants included 400 tattooed and non-tattooed …
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Parental Attachment And Sexual Risk Behavior Among Adolescents
… attachment variables that are associated with risky adolescent sexual behavior. The study employed secondary data analysis and used a data set compiled by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, the National Survey of Children and Youth 1997 (NLSY 1997). Variables measuring parental …
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Locus of control and risk behavior among college students
… or external) and their degree of engaging in risk behavior. Participants were male (N=8) and female (N=24) undergraduate college students from Rowan University. Rotter's Internal-External Locus of Control Scale was used to assess the subject's attributions (internal vs. external) for the …
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Factors Associated with High Sexual Risk Behavior in Single Women
… to identify factors associated with High Sexual Risk Behavior (HSRB) in single Afro American women seen in an Epidemiology/Sexual transmitted disease (EPID/STD) Clinic in Richmond, Virginia from January 2006 through April 2006.Method: Participants were 154 single women (no history of marriage) …
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Development of the adolescent exploratory and risk behavior rating scale.
Adolescence is a time when risk behaviors begin to increase through experimentation with health risk behaviors such as substance used and reckless driving and exploratory risk behaviors such as asking someone on a date and standing up to peers. It is likely that some risk-taking is necessary in the …
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Exploring and enhancing adolescents' critical interpretations of mediated risk behavior
Contains fulltext : 316869.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
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Predicting adolescent AIDS-related risk behavior from psychosocial factors: A replication
1 PDF file (vii, 101 pages)
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Emotional intelligence as a protective factor for risk behavior in adolescence
1 PDF file (v, 78 pages)
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Moving in or Moving Down: Non -Linearities and Adolescent Risk Behavior
… poverty) are more likely to engage in adolescent risk behaviors than teens from neighborhoods with lower levels of poverty (<10 percent poverty). The results reveal statistically significant effects of neighborhood disadvantage on dropping out and teen childbearing at higher rates of poverty …
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Machismo as a Determinant for HIV/STD Risk Behavior Among Latino MSM
… have been hypothesized to greatly impact sexual behaviors among Latinos. However, studies investigating the relationship between these psychosocial factors and risky sexual behaviors are limited. This study examined the impact of machismo on risky sexual behaviors among Latino Male who have Sex …
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Predicting adolescent AIDS-related risk behavior from psychosocial factors: A path analysis
1 PDF file (vii, 144 pages)
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Supply Chain Managers and Risk Behavior: Testing the Sitkin and Pablo Model
… and success. Having the right person whose risk preferences, propensity to take risks, and history dealing with risks match the needs of the company is important. A foundational study performed by Sitkin and Pablo (1992) proposed a conceptual model focused on specific predictors of risk …
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Bullying of Linguistically Diverse Learners: Results from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey
… the 2015 and 2017 data from the national Youth Risk Behavior Survey. These increased bullying patterns were reflected in the results of the 2015 national YRBS data. Significant findings for the 2015 data included LDLs being over two times as likely to be victims of bullying compared to their …
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Adolescent performance enhancing substance use: Secondary analysis of youth risk behavior survey data.
… substance use: Secondary analysis of youth risk behavior survey data.
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The effects of grammatical structure and feelings of power on risk behavior prevention
… member is designated to help the other change a risky behavior. In two studies, participants were primed to feel powerful or powerless via a writing task and then matched by assigned power condition to act as the provider (powerful) or recipient (powerless) of help regarding binge drinking. Study …
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Risk Behavior Among Business Students. Is there a difference between Icelandic and Polish students?
… project is to scrutinize the differences in risk-taking behavior among Icelandic and Polish students. Risk-taking behavior refers to how likely people are to take or avoid risk. People with higher risk propensities engage in more risky behaviors and often choose more risky options. Risk …
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A Comparison of Health Risk Behavior of College Students in Upstate NY and National Norms
… conducts an annual survey of adolescent health risk behavior with the intention of establishing national norms for variables such as the extent of alcohol and other substance abuse behaviors habits, sexual health risk behaviors, nutrition habits, extent and nature of physical activity and …
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High School Students' Physical Health: Associations With Intrapersonal, Family, Peer, Academic, And Risk Behavior Factors
… </p> <p>Family, Peer, Academic, and Risk Behavior Factors</p> <p>by</p> <p>KATHRYN THERESE COMBS</p> <p>MARCH 2016</p> <p>Advisor: Dr. Cheryl Somers</p> <p>Major: Educational Psychology</p> <p>Degree: Doctor of Philosophy </p> <p>A significant body of research and literature supports …
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Factors Associated with African American Women’s Sexual Health and Risk Behavior: A Mixed Methods Study
… there are multiple conditions related to sexual behavior posing a burden on the health of African American women (AAW). Disproportionate rates of sexually transmitted infections, unintended/teen pregnancy, and sexual violence in this group reveal the need to integrate a broader construct to …
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