@article{ref1,
title="Socioeconomic status and risk-taking behavior among Chinese adolescents: the mediating role of psychological capital and self-control",
journal="Frontiers in psychology",
year="2021",
author="Jia, Xiaoshan and Zhu, Haidong and Sun, Guiqin and Meng, Huanlei and Zhao, Yuqian",
volume="12",
number="",
pages="e760968-e760968",
abstract="Risk-taking behavior is particularly widespread during adolescence, and negatively impacts the healthy growth and social adaptation of adolescents. Utilizing problem-behavior theory (PBT) and the family stress model (FSM), the current study examined the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and adolescents' risk-taking behavior, as well as the mediating role of psychological capital and self-control. A total of 1,156 Chinese adolescent students (M(age) = 15.51, 48% boys) completed a series of questionnaires anonymously. The results showed that: (1) Socioeconomic status was negatively correlated with adolescents' risk-taking behavior; (2) Both psychological capital and self-control mediated the relationship between SES and adolescents' risk-taking behavior independently; and (3) Psychological capital and self-control also mediated the relationship between SES and the risk-taking behavior of adolescents sequentially. This study reveals the internal mechanism of risk-taking behavior during adolescence and provides theoretical support and empirical evidence for preventing and reducing such behavior in this age group.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1664-1078",
doi="10.3389/fpsyg.2021.760968",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.760968"
}