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Peer reviewedShapiro, Rita; Siegel, Alexander W.; Scovill, Lori C.; Hays, Jennifer – Journal of Adolescence, 1998
College-age females (N=58) provided information about their risk-taking behaviors. Participants engaged in a variety of risky behaviors. Analysis showed that participants' justifications were largely goal-oriented or reflected a preoccupation with personal needs. These results are contrary to the widely held belief that adolescents' risk-taking is…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, College Students, Diaries
Peer reviewedMoore, Susan M.; Rosenthal, Doreen A. – Journal of Adolescence, 1991
Investigated relationship between sexual risk taking and attitudes toward Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) precautions among Australian nonvirgin college students (n=1,006). Results showed that, although in general young women showed more positive attitudes to AIDS precautions than young men, it was only among young women that negative…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, At Risk Persons, Behavior Patterns, College Students
