Risky behaviour: a new framework for understanding why young people take risks
dc.contributor.author | Graham, Lauren | en |
dc.contributor.author | Jordan, Lucy | en |
dc.contributor.author | Hutchinson, Aisha | en |
dc.contributor.author | de Wet, Nicole | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-09-21T12:58:49Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-09-21T12:58:49Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-09-21 | |
dc.identifier.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) 324-339 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 1367-6261 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/13676261.2017.1380301 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10547/622214 | |
dc.description.abstract | 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. | |
dc.description.sponsorship | Project was funded by International and Mobility Partnerships Fund awarded by the British Academy | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | Routledge | en |
dc.relation.url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13676261.2017.1380301 | |
dc.rights | Green - can archive pre-print and post-print or publisher's version/PDF | |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | * |
dc.subject | risky behaviours | en |
dc.subject | young people | en |
dc.subject | risk | en |
dc.title | Risky behaviour: a new framework for understanding why young people take risks | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
dc.contributor.department | University of Johannesburg | en |
dc.contributor.department | University of Bedfordshire | en |
dc.contributor.department | University of Hong Kong | en |
dc.contributor.department | University of the Witwatersrand | en |
dc.identifier.journal | Journal of Youth Studies | en |
dc.date.updated | 2017-09-20T14:18:09Z | |
dc.description.note | 18 month embargo required, but date of publication not yet known - will be updated when publication details received. Will also need to add the following acknowledgement: The Version of Record of this manuscript has been published and is available in Journal of Youth Studies ,date of publication> http://www.tandfonline.com/ | |
html.description.abstract | 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. |