Risky behaviour: a new framework for understanding why young people take risks
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University of JohannesburgUniversity of Bedfordshire
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2017-09-21
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Theories of youth risk taking range from the realist to the sociocultural. Much of this theorising, particularly in the field of epidemiology, has been strongly influenced by the Health Belief Framework. More recently, attention has shifted to understanding how young people perceive risk and what makes some of them resilient to risk taking. In this article we develop a framework that brings together diverse theoretical perspectives on youth risk taking. We draw on lessons from across the social science disciplines to inform a conceptual framework incorporating the broad context and internal processes of young people’s decisions to take risks. Our Youth Risk Interpretation Framework (Y-RIF) has been developed from insights gained during an ethnographic study conducted in South Africa (REMOVED FOR BLIND REVIEW). We argue that our framework is useful, as it offers new ways of understanding why some young people take risks while others are more cautious. It could be used to inform youth behaviour surveillance research and interventions. However, it will need to be rigorously tested.Citation
Graham L, Jordan L, Hutchinson A, de Wet N (2017) 'Risky behaviour: a new framework for understanding why young people take risks', Journal of Youth Studies 21 (3) 324-339Publisher
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Journal of Youth StudiesAdditional Links
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13676261.2017.1380301Type
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1367-6261Sponsors
Project was funded by International and Mobility Partnerships Fund awarded by the British Academyae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1080/13676261.2017.1380301
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