A Multimethod Analysis of Risk Perceptions and Health Behaviours in Children  

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Holtgrave, David R. ; Erdley, Cynthia A. ; Reise, Steven P. ; Tinsley, Barbara J.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Educational and Psychological Measurement vol. 57 no. 2 (1997), page 197-209.
Topik: Health; health risk assessment; elementary school students; secondary school students; behaviour; methods
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Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: EE30.1 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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Child and adolescent risky behaviour rank high as causes of negative health outcomes for contemporary youths. The main focus of the present investigation was to examine the congruence (convergent validity) among several methods (e. g. self, peer, teacher) of assessing youths' risk propensity and to explore the relation of these measures to self - reported frequency of risky health behaviour in a sample of 436 children in elementary and junior high school. Findings indicated low degrees of congruence between the rater sources in their assessments of target subject riskiness. There was a tendency, however for peers and teachers to agree with each other more than either agreed with self - reports. In addition, several interesting developmental patterns in children's risk perceptions were revealed. Specifically, the efficacy of the various measures' ability to predict risk - taking criterion measures varied depending on whether a risky or preventive behaviour was being assessed and on the grade level of the target subject. Theoretical and applied implications of the findings are discussed.

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