Characteristics associated with risk taking behaviours predict young people's participation in organised activities
Author
Hallingberg, Britt
Van Goozen, S.H.
Moore, S.C.
Date
2016-10-29Acceptance date
2016
Type
Article
Publisher
Elsevier
ISSN
0140-1971
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Participation in organised activities (OAs) such as sports and special groups can shape adolescent risk taking behaviours. Sensation seeking and inhibitory control play an important role in the emergence of adolescent risk taking behaviours and may explain variations in OA participation as well as inform the development of more effective interventions that use OAs. Data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (England) were analysed using logistic regression to test whether inhibitory control and sensation seeking predicted participation in OAs at a mean age of 11.7 years (n = 2557) and 15.4 years (n = 2147). At 11 years of age higher sensation seeking predicted participation in any activity, sports and special groups while low inhibitory control predicted less participation in sports. At 15 years of age higher sensation seeking predicted participation in sports and activity breadth. Opportunities to develop targeted interventions aimed at increasing participation are discussed
Journal/conference proceeding
Journal of Adolescence;
Citation
Hallingberg, B.E., Van Goozen, S.H. and Moore, S.C. (2016) 'Characteristics associated with risk taking behaviours predict young people's participation in organised activities', Journal of Adolescence, 53, pp.189-194.
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Article published in Journal of Adolescence available open access at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2016.10.008
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