Adolescents' perception of risk and challenge: A qualitative study

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Adolescence is a time when the primary causes of mortality and morbidity are closely related to the behavioral choices of the individual and this is the period when a number of healthy and unhealthy habits are developed that last throughout the life course. Establishing positive health behaviors during adolescence holds great potential for reducing health problems in later life.

Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Science & research, Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, Risk-taking (Psychology), Risk taking, Adolescent behaviour, Adolescent behavior

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The interaction of perceived maternal and paternal parenting styles and their relation with the psychological distress and offending characteristics of incarcerated young offenders

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This article examines the effect of parenting styles on levels of psychological distress and offending patterns in a sample of incarcerated adolescent offenders in Scotland. Findings indicate that neglectful or affectionless parenting is associated with high distress and that paternal control is inversely correlated with age at first arrest.

Scotland, Psychological aspects, Statistical Data Included, Juvenile offenders, Parenting, Parent and child, Parent-child relations, Juvenile delinquency, Adolescent psychology, Control (Psychology)

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