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Risky behaviour: a new framework for understanding why young people take risks
Authors:Lauren Graham  Aisha Hutchinson  Nicole de Wet
Institution:1. Centre for Social Development in Africa, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa;2. Institute of Applied Social Studies, University of Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, UK;3. Demography and Population Studies, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Abstract:Theories of youth risk taking range from the realist to the sociocultural. Much of this theorising, particularly in the field of epidemiology, has been strongly influenced by the Health Belief Framework. More recently, attention has shifted to understanding how young people perceive risk and what makes some of them resilient to risk taking. In this article we develop a framework that brings together diverse theoretical perspectives on youth risk taking. We draw on lessons from across the social science disciplines to inform a conceptual framework incorporating the broad context and internal processes of young people's decisions to take risks. Our Youth Risk Interpretation Framework (Y-RIF) has been developed from insights gained during an ethnographic study conducted in South Africa (Graham, Lauren, 2012. Understanding risk in the everyday identity-work of young people on the East Rand of Johannesburg. Doctoral Thesis. University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg.). We argue that our framework is useful, as it offers new ways of understanding why some young people take risks while others are more cautious. It could be used to inform youth behaviour surveillance research and interventions. However, it will need to be rigorously tested.
Keywords:Risk  health  identity  sexuality
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