@article{ref1,
title="An academic paradox: high school students' perceptions of their class standing and self-reported risk-taking",
journal="Psychological reports",
year="1998",
author="Holcomb, D. R. and Westhoff, W. W. and McDermott, Robert J.",
volume="82",
number="1",
pages="215-220",
abstract="The centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) administered its 75-item 1991 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance survey to a nationwide random sample of 12,248 high school students. In a secondary analysis of their data, one item on students' perceived class standing, was compared with selected health risk-taking practices. The 7.7% of students who indicated that they were &quot;below the middle&quot; in comparison with their classmates reported more participation in all risk-taking behaviors than students who reported being &quot;in the middle&quot; (28.6%) or &quot;above the middle&quot; (63.7%). Students' grades, ages, and ethnicity showed significant differences, with younger students and selected ethnocultural minority students more likely to report being &quot;below the middle.&quot; Perceived class standing may be a proxy measure for estimating participation in health-compromising practices.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0033-2941",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}