TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - An investigation of adolescents' reported and self-perceived risk-taking
JO  - Journal of early adolescence
A1  - Heffer, Taylor
A1  - Wylie, Breanne
A1  - Willoughby, Teena
SP  - 772
EP  - 788
VL  - 40
IS  - 6
N2  - Adolescence is a sensitive period for taking risks, yet research has not investigated whether adolescents who engage in risk-taking actually perceive themselves to be risk-takers. In the current study, students (Grade: 6-8, N = 437) reported on their frequency of risk-taking and perceptions of themselves as risk-takers, forming four groups of interest (aware risk-takers, unaware risk-takers, aware non-risk-takers, unaware non-risk-takers). We also investigated whether these groups were associated with engagement in certain types of risks. Overall, low-risk-takers had more accurate self-perceptions (i.e., greater awareness) compared with high risk-takers. Of concern, unaware high risk-takers engaged in more rule-breaking and adventurous risks compared with non-risk-takers, though they did not consider themselves to be risk-takers. It is possible that this group of adolescents may be less receptive to educational practices that target high risk-takers given that they do not consider themselves to be a risk-taker.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0272-4316
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0272431619874404
ID  - ref1
ER  -