RISK-PERCEPTION - DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS
RISK-PERCEPTION - DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS
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DOI：
10.1037/0278-6133.14.3.217
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发表时间：
1995-05-01
影响因子：
4.2
通讯作者：
IMAI, WK
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作者：
COHN, LD;MACFARLANE, S;IMAI, WK
本研究调查了风险感知和不切实际乐观的年龄变化。青少年（n = 376）和父母（n = 160）评估了实验性、偶尔和定期参与14项与健康相关的活动（例如，醉酒）的风险。答复者还评估了他们遇到发病和死亡的主要原因的相对机会。与成年人相比，青少年将实验性和偶尔参与危害健康活动的感知风险降到最低。值得注意的是，青少年在避免伤害和疾病方面比他们的父母更不乐观，而面临这些不幸风险最大的青少年在避免伤害和疾病方面最不乐观。这些发现不支持对青少年冒险行为的传统解释。这些发现对理解和预防青少年健康损害行为的意义进行了讨论。
This study investigated age changes in risk perception and unrealistic optimism. Teenagers (n = 376) and parents (n = 160) evaluated the risk of experimental, occasional, and regular involvement in 14 health-related activities (e.g., getting drunk). Respondents also evaluated their comparative chances of encountering the leading causes of morbidity and mortality. Compared with adults, teenagers minimized the perceived risk of experimental and occasional involvement in health-threatening activities. Notably, teenagers were less optimistic about avoiding injury and illness than were their parents, and teenagers at greatest risk for such misfortunes were the least optimistic about avoiding them. These findings do not support traditional explanations of adolescent risk taking. The implications of these findings for understanding and preventing health-damaging behavior among adolescents are discussed.