Add to ORKGHigh-risk adolescents are most vulnerable to the negative outcomes of risk taking behaviour, such as injury. It has been theorised by Jessor (1987) that adolescent risk behaviours (e.g. violence, alcohol use) can be predicted by assessing the risk factors (e.g. peer models for violence) and protective factors (e.g. school connectedness) in a young person’s life. The aim of this research is to examine the influence of risk factors and protective factors on the proneness of high-risk adolescents to engage in risky behaviour. 2,521 Grade 9 students (13-14 years of age) from 35 schools in Queensland, Australia participated in this study. The findings examine the influence of risk factors and protective factors on self-reported risky behaviour a...
Transport related injury is a leading cause of death and disability for adolescents and represents a...
The overall goal of the intervention research is to reduce injuries among young people (Year 9 level...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between incidents of school violence a...
High-risk adolescents are most vulnerable to the negative outcomes of risk taking behaviour, such as...
For many countries, injury is a leading cause of adolescent mortality and burden of disease. In Aust...
Adolescent intentional and unintentional injury is commonly related to involvement in violence and t...
Background: High-risk behaviours are a set of behaviours which pose an increased risk of physical, s...
Purpose The present study aims to examine risk factors and risk-based and interactive protective fac...
Injury is the leading cause of death for adolescents in Australia. This is of particularly great con...
Background: Injury is the leading cause of mortality for young people in Australia (AIHW, 2008). Ado...
Knowledge about adolescent risk behavior has expanded in the past several decades. Risk behaviors, s...
Current research suggests that the knowledge of the associations between adolescent risk behaviour a...
Risk taking is a major contributing cause of injury, particularly with respect to the trauma experie...
Background: Injury is the leading cause of mortality for young people in Australia (AIHW, 2008). Ado...
Adolescents value protecting friends from harm and report that they do intervene as bystanders in fr...
Transport related injury is a leading cause of death and disability for adolescents and represents a...
The overall goal of the intervention research is to reduce injuries among young people (Year 9 level...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between incidents of school violence a...
High-risk adolescents are most vulnerable to the negative outcomes of risk taking behaviour, such as...
For many countries, injury is a leading cause of adolescent mortality and burden of disease. In Aust...
Adolescent intentional and unintentional injury is commonly related to involvement in violence and t...
Background: High-risk behaviours are a set of behaviours which pose an increased risk of physical, s...
Purpose The present study aims to examine risk factors and risk-based and interactive protective fac...
Injury is the leading cause of death for adolescents in Australia. This is of particularly great con...
Background: Injury is the leading cause of mortality for young people in Australia (AIHW, 2008). Ado...
Knowledge about adolescent risk behavior has expanded in the past several decades. Risk behaviors, s...
Current research suggests that the knowledge of the associations between adolescent risk behaviour a...
Risk taking is a major contributing cause of injury, particularly with respect to the trauma experie...
Background: Injury is the leading cause of mortality for young people in Australia (AIHW, 2008). Ado...
Adolescents value protecting friends from harm and report that they do intervene as bystanders in fr...
Transport related injury is a leading cause of death and disability for adolescents and represents a...
The overall goal of the intervention research is to reduce injuries among young people (Year 9 level...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between incidents of school violence a...