Adolescent Risk Perception : A View of Risk Taking Behavior By Teens / Herb Severson and Others.

This study employed a psychometric paradigm to explore how young people think about risk. Forty-one high school students were asked to rate 30 activities on 14 characteristics such as personal risk, perceived control over the risk, peer influence, etc. The study also included a questionnaire on actu...

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Main Author: Severson, Herb
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1989.
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Physical Description:18 pages
Format: Microfilm Book

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