Risk-taking behaviour of Cape Peninsula high-school students: Part IX. Evidence for a syndrome of adolescent risk behaviour

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 9 II, 1996, Pages 1090-1093

  Flisher, A J ^a   Ziervogel, C F ^a   Chalton, D O ^a   Leger, P H ^a   Robertson, B A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SEATBELT; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SMOKING; SOUTH AFRICA; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SMOKING; SOUTH AFRICA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SYNDROME;

EID: 0029859997     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (41)

1. Jessor R, Jessor SL Problem Behavior and Psychosocial Development. A Longitudinal Study of Youth. New York: Academic Press, 1977.
2. Jessor R. Risk behavior in adolescence: a psychosocial framework for understanding and action. J Adolesc Health 1991; 12: 597-605.
3. Fullilove MT, Golden E, Fullilove RE, et al. Crack cocaine use and high-risk behaviours among sexually active black adolescents. J Adolesc Health 1993; 14: 295-300.
4. Hingson RW, Strunin L, Berlin BM, Heerden T. Beliefs about AIDS, use of alcohol and drugs, and unprotected sex among Massachusetts adolescents. Am J Public Health 1990; 80: 295-299.
5. Jessor R, Chase JA, Donovan JE. Psychosocial correlates of marijuana use and problem drinking in a national sample of adolescents. Am J Public Health 1980; 70: 604-613.
6. Murstein Bl, Chalpin MJ, Heard KV, Vyse SA. Sexual behavior, drugs, and relationship patterns in a college over thirteen years. Adolescence 1989; 24: 125-139.
7. Rob M, Reynolds I, Finlayson PF. Adolescent marijuana use: risk factors and implications. Aust NZ J Psychiatry 1990; 24: 47-56.
8. King AJC, Coles B. The Health of Canada's Youth. Views and Behaviours of 11-, 13- and 15-Year-Olds from 11 Countries. Canada: Ministry of National Health and Welfare, 1992.
9. Choquet M, Manfredi R. Sexual intercourse, contraception, and risk-taking behavior among unselected French adolescents aged 11-20 years. J Adolesc Health 1992; 13: 623-630.
10. Sylbing G, Persoon JMG. Cannabis use among youth in the Netherlands. Bull Narc 1985; 37: 51-60.
11. Plant MA, Peck DF, Stuart R. The correlates of serious alcohol-related consequences and illicit drug use amongst a cohort of Scottish teenagers. Br J Addict 1984; 79: 197-200.
12. Donovan JE, Jessor R. Structure of problem behavior in adolescence and young adulthood. J Consult Clin Psychol 1985; 53: 890-904.
13. Nutbeam D, Aaro L, Catford J. Understanding children's health behaviour: the implications for health promotion for young people. Soc Sci Med 1989; 29: 317-325.
14. Tapp JT, Goldenthal P. A factor analytic study of health habits. Prev Med 1982; 11: 724-728.
15. Dryfoos JG. Adolescents at Risk. Prevalence and Prevention. New York: Oxford University Press, 1990.
16. Gillmore MR, Butler SS, Lohr MJ, Gilchrist L. Substance use and other factors associated with risky sexual behavior among pregnant adolescents. Fam Plan Perspect 1992; 24: 255-268.
17. Torabi MR, Bailey WJ, Majd-Jabbari MM. Cigarette smoking as a predictor of alcohol and other drug use by children and adolescents: evidence of the 'gateway drug effect'. J School Health 1993; 63: 302-306.
18. Vanderschmidt HF, Lang JM, Knight-Williams V, Vanderschmidt GF. Risks among inner-city young teens: the prevalence of sexual activity, violence, drugs, and smoking. J Adolesc Health 1993; 14: 282-288.
19. Zabin LS, Hardy JB, Smith EA, Hirsch MB. Substance use and its relation to sexual activity among inner-city adolescents. J Adolesc Health Care 1986; 7: 320-331.
20. Garrison CZ, McKeown RE, Valois RF, Vincent ML, Aggression, substance use, and suicidal behaviors in high school students. Am J Public Health 1993; 83: 179-184.
21. Orpinas PK, Basen-Engquist K, Grunbaum JA, Parcel GS. The co-morbidity of violence-related behaviors with health-risk behaviors in a population of high school students. J Adolesc Health 1995; 16: 216-225.
22. Sosin DM, Koepsell TD, Rivara FP, Mercy JA. Fighting as a marker for multiple problem behaviors in adolescents. J Adolesc Health 1995; 16: 209-215.
23. Walter HJ, Vaughan RD, Armstrong B, et al. Sexual, assaultive, and suicidal behaviors among urban minority junior high school students. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 1995; 34: 73-80.
24. Windle M, Miller-Tutzauer C, Domenico D. Alcohol use, suicidal behavior, and risky activities among adolescents. J Research Adolesc 1992; 2: 317-330.
25. Bussing R, Menvielle E, Zima B. The relationship between behavioral problems and accidental injuries in US children: Findings of the 1988 National Health Interview Survey. Scientific Proceedings of the 41st Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York, 25-30 October 1994.
26. Stanton B, Romer D, Ricardo I, Black M, Feigelman S, Galbraith J. Early initiation of sex and its lack of association with risk behaviours among adolescent African-Americans. Pediatrics 1993; 92: 13-19.
27. Flisher AJ, Ziervogel CF, Chalton DO, Robertson BA. Risk-taking behaviour of Cape Peninsula high-school students: Part I. Introduction and methods. S Afr Med J 1993; 83: 469-473.
28. Flisher AJ, Ziervogel CF, Chalton DO, Leger PH, Robertson BA. Risk-taking behaviour of Cape Peninsula high-school students: Part IV. Alcohol use. S Afr Med J 1993; 83: 480-482.
29. Flisher AJ, Ziervogel CF, Chalton DO, Leger PH, Robertson BA. Risk-taking behaviour of Cape Peninsula high-school students: Part V. Drug use. S Afr Med J 1993; 83: 483-485.
30. Flisher AJ, Ziervogel CF, Chalton DO, Leger PH, Robertson BA. Risk-taking behaviour of Cape Peninsula high-school students: Part VIII. Sexual behaviour. S Afr Med J 1993; 83: 495-497.
31. Flisher AJ, Ziervogel CF, Chalton DO, Leger PH, Robertson BA. Risk-taking behaviour of Cape Peninsula high-school students: Part VII. Violent behaviour. S Afr Med J 1993; 83: 490-494.
32. Flisher AJ, Ziervogel CF, Chalton DO, Leger PH, Robertson BA. Risk-taking behaviour of Cape Peninsula high-school students: Part III. Cigarette smoking. S Afr Med J 1993; 83: 477-479.
33. Flisher AJ, Ziervogel CF, Chalton DO, Leger PH, Robertson BA. Risk-taking behaviour of Cape Peninsula high-school students: Part II. Suicidal behaviour. S Afr Med J 1993; 83: 474-476.
34. Flisher AJ, Ziervogel CF, Chalton DO, Leger PH, Robertson BA. Risk-taking behaviour of Cape Peninsula high-school students: Part VI. Road related behaviour. S Afr Med J 1993; 83: 486-490.
35. Hurrelmann K. Health promotion for adolescents: preventive and corrective strategies against problem behavior. J Adolesc 1990; 13: 231-250.
36. Kraft P. Age at first experience of intercourse among Norwegian adolescents: a lifestyle perspective. Soc Sci Med 1991; 33: 201-213.
37. Nutbeam D, Aar L, Catford J. Understanding children's health behaviour: the implications of health promotion for young people. Soc Sci Med 1989; 29: 317-325.
38. Dryfoos J. Full-service Schools. A Revolution in Health and Social Services for Children, Youth, and Families. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1994.
39. Zuckerman M. Dimensions of sensation seeking. J Consult Clin Psychol 1971; 36: 45-52.
40. Huba GJ, Wingard JA, Bentler PM. Applications of a theory of drug use to prevention programs. J Drug Educ 1980; 10: 25-38.
41. Leigh B, Stall R. Substance use and risky sexual behaviour for exposure to HIV: Issues in methodology, interpretation, and prevention. Am Psychol 1993; 48: 1035-1045.