Extant studies of age differences in cognitive processes relevant to risk taking and decision
making, such as risk perception and risk appraisal, indicate few significant age differences in�…

Trying to understand why adolescents and young adults take more risks than younger or
older individuals do has challenged psychologists for decades. Adolescents' inclination to�…

Adolescence often is thought to be the age period of heightened risk taking (eg, substance
use, reckless driving, sexual risks, delinquency) by both researchers and the general public�…

Abstract [reviews] the mortality and morbidity patterns of adolescents, the biopsychosocial
processes occurring during adolescence and preliminary results from... cross sectional�…

The detrimental outcomes associated with certain risk behaviors during adolescence has
perpetuated a narrative that risk taking during adolescence is inherently maladaptive and�…

The study of adolescent risk-taking behavior gained prominence in the 1980s as it became
increasingly evident that the majority of the morbidity and mortality during the second�…

Presents a study that investigated the factors that influence the decision of adolescents to
engage in risk-taking behavior. Background on theories explaining adolescent risk-taking;�…

Most research on adolescent risk-taking has been conducted in Western societies, but it is
as yet unknown whether motives to engage in risk behaviours show cultural variety. This�…

Adolescent risk taking. Adolescent risk taking. Citation Bell, NJ, & Bell, RW (Eds.). (1993).
Adolescent risk taking. Sage Publications, Inc. Abstract Contributors to this volume explore [risk-taking�…

In 1993, one in five high school seniors reported using some illicit drug within the preceding
30 days, and almost one in three did so for the last year. Over 10% reported having used a�…