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Direct linkDiana M. Doumas; Raissa Miller; Susan Esp – Psychology in the Schools, 2025
Sensation seeking is a significant predictor of alcohol-related consequences among high school students. High school seniors report the highest prevalence rates of alcohol use and binge drinking among students in high school. Among high sensation-seeking students, higher rates of Protective Behavioral Strategies (PBS) use are associated with fewer…
Descriptors: Risk, Predictor Variables, Drinking, High School Seniors
Download full textLindsey M. Nichols; Jonathan A. Pedroza; Christopher M. Fleming; Kaitlin M. O'Brien; Emily E. Tanner-Smith – Grantee Submission, 2021
Adolescent opioid misuse is a public health crisis, particularly among clinical populations of youth 15 with substance misuse histories. Given the negative and often lethal consequences associated with 16 opioid misuse among adolescents, it is essential to identify the risk and protective factors underlying 17 early opioid misuse to inform…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Narcotics, Adolescents, Risk Management
Christodoulides, T. E.; Richardson, G.; Graham, F.; Kennedy, P. J.; Kelly, T. P. – Journal of Sexual Aggression, 2005
The paper describes an evaluation of a risk assessment tool's effectiveness in distinguishing adolescent sexual offenders who had committed further sexual offences from those who had not. The sample consisted of 50 male adolescent sexual offenders referred to a forensic outpatient service within a healthcare setting. The adolescents within the…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, At Risk Persons, Delinquency, Adolescents
Harris, Andrew J. R.; Tough, Susan – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2004
Background: Objective actuarial assessments are critical for making risk decisions, determining the necessary level of supervision and intensity of treatment ( Andrews & Bonta 2003). This paper reviews the history of organized risk assessment and discusses some issues in current attitudes towards sexual offenders with intellectual disabilities.…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Mental Retardation, Personality Traits, At Risk Persons
Peer reviewedPinto, Aureen; Whisman, Mark A.; Conwell, Yeates – Journal of Adolescence, 1998
The psychometric properties and validity of the Reasons for Living (RFL) Inventory were examined among psychiatrically hospitalized adolescents (N=253) identified as suicide ideators, suicide attempters, and psychiatric controls. Factor analysis provided support for RFL for clinical and research assessment while producing slightly different…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Clinical Diagnosis, Mental Disorders
McMillan, Dean; Hastings, Richard P.; Coldwell, Jon – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2004
Background: There is a high rate of physical violence in populations with intellectual disabilities, and this has been linked to problems for the victim, the assailant, members of staff and services. Despite the clinical significance of this behaviour, few studies have assessed methods of predicting its occurrence. The present study examined…
Descriptors: Violence, Mental Retardation, Hospitals, Prediction
Lindsay, William R.; Murphy, Lesley; Smith, Gordon; Murphy, Daniel; Edwards, Zoe; Chittock, Chris; Grieve, Alan; Young, Steven J. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2004
Purpose: Research on dynamic risk assessment has developed over the last 10 years and a number of variables have emerged as being possible predictors of future sexual and violent offences. These variables include hostile attitude/anger and compliance with routine. In 2002, Thornton ("Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research & Treatment" 14, 139)…
Descriptors: Management Systems, Sexual Abuse, Mental Retardation, At Risk Persons
