Examining the underestimation phenomena on risk perception in youth: As a basic study for safety and health education in school

本研究旨在探讨青少年问题行为风险认知低估现象的心理过程，为学校安全健康教育提供参考。多变量分析结果显示，高中生（n=7622）的风险感知包含道德和非法性三个维度，初中生（n=2657）的风险感知不包含道德和非法性三个维度。分析还表明，低认知需求是低估的主要因素。初中生的社区规范和家庭规范也对其低估有影响。

This study aimed to examine the psychological processes of underestimation phenomena on risk perception of problem behaviors in youth, and to contribute to safety and health education in school. Employing multivariate analyses revealed that the risk perception in high school students (n=7622) consisted of 3 dimensions concerning ethics and illegality, while the one in junior high school students (n=2657) not consisted of such dimensions.The analyses also indicated that low need-for-cognition was the primary factor of the underestimation. As for the junior high school students, their communities' and homes' norms also influenced the underestimation.