Perceived risk, risk taking, estimation of ability and injury among adolescent sport participants

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 447-455

  Kontos, Anthony P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Estimation of ability; Injury; Perceived risk; Risk taking; Sports

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT INJURY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICHIGAN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SEX FACTORS; SOCCER;

EID: 3843141464     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsh048     Document Type: Article

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