Risk Behavior in Adolescence: A Psychosocial Framework for Understanding and Action

The exploration begins with some considerations about the basic notion of risk itself; it then turns to an examination of the organization of adolescent risk behavior and the utility of the concept of life-style. The evidence for covariation has been less strong where nonproblem, health-risk behaviors are involved, such as eating, exercise, and safety behaviors.

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• 1 In the tradition of epidemiology, the use of the concept of risk has been essentially biomedical, reflecting a concern for adverse outcomes related to morbidity and mortality.
• 2 The epidemiological search has been to locate agents or conditions that are associated with an increased probability of outcomes that compromise health, the quality of life, or life itself.
• 3 The evidence for covariation has been less strong where nonproblem, health-risk behaviors are involved, such as eating, exercise, and safety behaviors.

Understanding this could lead to better treatments, improved diagnostics, or a deeper grasp of how the human body works — benefiting patient care globally.

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