Derivation of some contemporary scales to measure adolescent risk-taking in Canada

Jonathan L. Kwong; Don A. Klinger; Ian Janssen; William Pickett

doi:10.1007/s00038-017-1046-6

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Derivation of some contemporary scales to measure adolescent risk-taking in Canada

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Derivation of some contemporary scales to measure adolescent risk-taking in Canada

Jonathan L. Kwong, Don A. Klinger, Ian Janssen and William Pickett

International journal of public health, Vol.63(1), pp.137-147

2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-017-1046-6

PMCID: PMC5766718

PMID: 29067490

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To derive a contemporary series of composite indicators of adolescent risk-taking, inspired by the US CDC Framework and Problem Behaviour Theory. Factor analyses were performed on 28-risk behaviours in a nationally representative sample of 30,096 Grades 6-10 students from the 2014 Canadian Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study. Three composite indicators emerged from our analysis: (1) Overt Risk-Taking (i.e., substance use, caffeinated energy drink consumption, fighting, and risky sexual behaviour), (2) Aversion to a Healthy Lifestyle (i.e., physical inactivity and low fruit and vegetable consumption), and (3) Screen Time Syndrome (i.e., abnormally high screen time use combined with unhealthy snacking). These three composite indicators of risk-taking were observed consistently with strong psychometric properties across different grade groups (6-8, 9-10). The three composite indicators of adolescent risk-taking each draw from multiple domains within the CDC framework, and support a novel, empirically directed approach of conceptualizing multiple risk behaviours among adolescents. The measures also highlight the breadth and diversity of risk behaviour engagement among Canadian adolescents. Research and preventive interventions should simultaneously consider the related behaviours within each of these composite indicators.

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Title: Derivation of some contemporary scales to measure adolescent risk-taking in Canada
Authors/Creators: Jonathan L. Kwong - Queen's University
Don A. Klinger - Murdoch University, Vice Chancellery
Ian Janssen - Queen's University
William Pickett - Queen's University
Publication Details: International journal of public health, Vol.63(1), pp.137-147
Publisher: Springer Nature
Number of pages: 11
Grant note: Health Canada Canadian Institutes of Health Research Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Gradate Scholarship Masters Award Public Health Agency of Canada Empire Life Fellowship in Child Health MOP 97962; PCR 101415 / Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada; Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada Canadian Institutes of Health Research; Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Identifiers: 991005619869807891
Murdoch Affiliation: Vice Chancellery
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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