Reducing Adolescent Risk: Toward an Integrated Approach

Römer, Daniel

doi:10.4135/9781452233611

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“…Estas vías también tienen una importante implicación en los efectos de refuerzo de las drogas psicoestimulantes (Mackey & van der Kooy, 1985;Spyraki, Fibiger y Phillips, 1982;Yokel y Wise, 1978). Otro asunto a tener en cuenta es los rasgos de personalidad: sentimientos de alienación, ansiedad, baja autoestima y actitudes hacia la desviación, independencia e impulsividad podrían aumentar el riesgo tanto de juego problemático como del uso de drogas estimulantes (Brezing, Derevensky y Potenza, 2010;Jessor, 1987;Romer, 2003;Secades-Villa, Garcia-Rodriguez, Jin, Wang y Blanco, 2015).…”

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Uso de sustancias estimulantes y comportamiento de juego en adolescentes. Juego y uso de estimulantes

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Mortali²,

Mastrobattista³

et al. 2020

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Uso de sustancias estimulantes y comportamiento de juego en adolescentes. Juego y uso de estimulantes

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“…Young people are likely to engage in various risky behaviors such as drinking and driving, consuming illegal substances and conducting unprotected sex (Garcia-Retamero & Cokely, 2011) that can negatively affect their safety and health (Romer, 2003). Previous studies in many disciplines have theoretically and empirically examined the decision to engage in risky activities.…”

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Type of army service and decision to engage in risky behavior among young people in Israel

Garyn-Tal

Shahrabani

2015

Judgm. decis. mak.

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Previous studies have examined the impact of military service on the decision to engage in risky behavior. Yet most of these studies focused on voluntary recruits, did not distinguish between legal and illegal risky activities and did not compare combat and non-combat soldiers during and after service according to gender. The current study is unique because of the nature of Israeli compulsory army service. It examines the relationship between type of army service and five legal and illegal risky behaviors for three groups: non-combat, combat without fighting experience, and combat with fighting experience. We also examine differences in the propensity for risky behavior between men, most of whom are assigned to combat units due to the army’s needs, and women, who serve in combat units on a voluntary basis only. A questionnaire survey was randomly distributed at train stations and central bus stations in Israel among 413 soldiers and ex-soldiers between the ages of 18-30. The predictor variables include type of service or battle experience, the Evaluation of Risks scale and socio-demographic characteristics. In general, we found that high percentages of young people engage in risky behavior, especially illegal behavior. The results indicate that fighting experience is significantly and positively correlated with the consumption of illegal substances for currently serving men soldiers (but not for women) and this effect is mitigated after discharge from the army. Importantly, the use of illegal substances is not a result of the individual’s preferences for engaging in various risky behaviors. Thus, our results suggest that the effect of the increased propensity toward risky behavior following the experience of fighting overrides the combat unit’s discipline for men when it comes to the consumption of illegal substances. In addition, our findings indicate that serving in a combat unit as opposed to a non-combat unit affects the tendency of women ex-combat soldiers to travel to risky destinations, though this is probably related to their original higher risk attitude, since women must volunteer for combat units.

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“…Ladouceur et al (2000) have argued that, because of an acquiescence bias, the SOGS-RA may lead to inflated prevalence rates. However, other authors (e.g., Derevensky, Gupta, Dickson, Hardoon, & Deguire, 2003) have instead contended that no psychological a priori reason would account for positively biased responses on ambiguous gambling survey questions. And still others (e.g., Poulin, 2002) have found the SOGS-RA to have adequate stability and good internal consistency.…”

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Youth gambling as risky business: An examination of risk perception and perception of skill and luck among Danish adolescents

Kristiansen¹,

Jensen²,

Trabjerg³

2014

JGI

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This study reports the findings from a national survey on gambling behaviour among students in Danish primary schools, with a special emphasis on risk perception, perceptions of skill and luck, and irrational beliefs. Two thousand two hundred and twenty-three (2,223) primary school students ranging in age from 11 to 17 years completed a questionnaire containing a gambling screen (SOGS-RA) and items measuring gambling behaviour, social networks, and cognitive perceptions. The results showed that the more frequently the individual gambles, the less risky he or she perceives gambling to be. Compared to females, males were less likely to regard frequent gambling as a risky activity, and had more confidence in their own gambling skills. The implications of the findings for further research and preventive measures are discussed.

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Reducing Adolescent Risk: Toward an Integrated Approach

Abstract: AcknowledgmentsMany organisations and colleagues have assisted by providing references and information sources. The contributions

Cited by 71 publications

References 66 publications

Uso de sustancias estimulantes y comportamiento de juego en adolescentes. Juego y uso de estimulantes

Uso de sustancias estimulantes y comportamiento de juego en adolescentes. Juego y uso de estimulantes

Type of army service and decision to engage in risky behavior among young people in Israel

Youth gambling as risky business: An examination of risk perception and perception of skill and luck among Danish adolescents

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