@article{ref1,
title="Risk-taking patterns of female adolescents: what they do and why",
journal="Journal of Adolescence",
year="1998",
author="Shapiro, R. and Siegel, Arnold W. and Scovill, L. C. and Hays, J.",
volume="21",
number="2",
pages="143-159",
abstract="A total of 58 college-age adolescent females were asked to provide information about their risk-taking behaviors. Participants completed a risk-taking questionnaire and were asked to keep a diary of their risk-taking behaviors for 1 week. Participants were also asked to provide reasons for engaging in each behavior they listed. Results indicated that participants engaged in a variety of risky behaviors ranging from traditional adolescent risk-taking behaviors, e.g. drinking and sex, to other behaviors not typically included in studies of risk-taking, e.g. interpersonal and financial risky behaviors. An analysis of the justifications given for engaging in the various behaviors were largely goal-oriented (e.g. engaging in a behavior as a means to an end) or reflected a preoccupation with personal needs (e.g. engaging in a behavior to relieve loneliness or stress). These results are contrary to the widely held belief that adolescents' risk-taking is &quot;mindless,&quot; &quot;aimless,&quot; or mere &quot;sensation seeking.&quot;<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0140-1971",
doi="10.1006/jado.1997.0138",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/jado.1997.0138"
}