Derivation of some contemporary scales to measure adolescent risk-taking in Canada
| Autor: | William Pickett, Ian Janssen, Don A. Klinger, Jonathan L. Kwong |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Canada medicine.medical_specialty Health (social science) Adolescent media_common.quotation_subject Adolescent risk Developmental psychology Health Risk Behaviors 03 medical and health sciences Screen time Risk-Taking 0302 clinical medicine medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Child Students media_common Consumption (economics) Risk behaviour 030505 public health Snacking 4. Education Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Problem Behaviour Theory Adolescent Behavior Original Article Female Substance use Factor Analysis Statistical Psychological Theory 0305 other medical science Psychology Diversity (politics) |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Public Health |
| ISSN: | 1661-8564 1661-8556 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00038-017-1046-6 |
| Popis: | Objectives To derive a contemporary series of composite indicators of adolescent risk-taking, inspired by the US CDC Framework and Problem Behaviour Theory. Methods Factor analyses were performed on 28-risk behaviours in a nationally representative sample of 30,096 Grades 6–10 students from the 2014 Canadian Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study. Results Three composite indicators emerged from our analysis: (1) Overt Risk-Taking (i.e., substance use, caffeinated energy drink consumption, fighting, and risky sexual behaviour), (2) Aversion to a Healthy Lifestyle (i.e., physical inactivity and low fruit and vegetable consumption), and (3) Screen Time Syndrome (i.e., abnormally high screen time use combined with unhealthy snacking). These three composite indicators of risk-taking were observed consistently with strong psychometric properties across different grade groups (6–8, 9–10). Conclusions The three composite indicators of adolescent risk-taking each draw from multiple domains within the CDC framework, and support a novel, empirically directed approach of conceptualizing multiple risk behaviours among adolescents. The measures also highlight the breadth and diversity of risk behaviour engagement among Canadian adolescents. Research and preventive interventions should simultaneously consider the related behaviours within each of these composite indicators. |
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