@article{ref1,
title="Goal oriented and risk taking behavior: the roles of multiple systems for Caucasian and Arab-American adolescents",
journal="School psychology international",
year="2015",
author="Tynan, Joshua J. and Somers, Cheryl L. and Gleason, Jamie H. and Markman, Barry S. and Yoon, Jina",
volume="36",
number="1",
pages="54-76",
abstract="With Bronfenbrenner's (1977) ecological theory and other multifactor models (e.g. Pianta, 1999; Prinstein, Boergers, & Spirito, 2001) underlying this study design, the purpose was to examine, simultaneously, key variables in multiple life contexts (microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem levels) for their individual and combined roles in predicting adolescent risk-taking and goal-oriented behaviors. Predictor variables were parenting behaviors (parenting style, monitoring, and involvement), the risk-taking and goal-oriented behavior of peers, and religiosity (attendance, involvement, and importance). General media consumption was also explored. The participants in this study were 272 9th to 12th grade Caucasian and Arab-American high school students (124 males and 148 females) from a suburban public school district in the midwestern United States (Mean age = 15.64). <br><br>RESULTS revealed several themes, including that peers appeared to have the primary role in explaining variance in risk behaviors, while parents have the primary role in explaining goal-oriented behavior. Religiosity contributed minimally. There were several noteworthy differences between the two cultural groups regarding which factors explained the most variance in criterion variables. <br><br>RESULTS are explored in more detail and implications for prevention and intervention are discussed.  Keywords: Juvenile justice <p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0143-0343",
doi="10.1177/0143034314559870",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0143034314559870"
}