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Evaluation of behavioral measures of risk taking propensity with inner city adolescents

Aklin, Will M., Lejuez, C.W., Zvolensky, Michael J., Kahler, Chris W., Gwadz, Marya·2005·Behaviour Research and Therapy

Abstract

The current study examined the utility of behavioral measures of risk-taking propensity in the assessment of self-reported real-world risk-taking behaviors using a sample of 51 high-school-aged inner-city adolescents. Results indicated that performance on one behavioral measure, the balloon analogue risk task, accounted for unique variance in self-reported delinquency/safety risk behaviors as well as substance use risk behaviors, above and beyond that provided with demographics and self-report measures of risk-related constructs (i.e., impulsivity and sensation seeking). These results are discussed in relation to the potential utility of using a multimethod assessment approach for better understanding risk-taking vulnerability among adolescents.

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Authors
Aklin, W. M., Lejuez, C. W., Zvolensky, M. J., Kahler, C. W., & Gwadz, M.
Affiliations
  • University of Maryland, College Park (US)
  • University of Vermont (US)
  • National Development and Research Institutes (US)
Corresponding author
  • Aklin, Will M.
  • Lejuez, C.W.
Venue
Behaviour Research and Therapy
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2005-02
Volume
43
Issue
2
Pages
215-228
ISSN
0005-7967 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2018923696
Cited by
320
References
46
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FWCI
5.04
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Behaviour Research and Therapy (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institute on Drug Abuse (R21DA014699)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › General Decision Sciences › Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime Patterns and Interventions
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Keywords
risk propensity, Balloon Analogue Risk Task, adolescents, inner-city youth, delinquency, impulsivity, sensation seeking, multimethod assessment, self-report measures
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Female, Humans, Impulsive Behavior, Male, Models, Psychological, Psychological Tests, Risk-Taking, Self-Assessment, Urban Population

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