Motives for risk-taking in adolescence: A cross-cultural study

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 135-151

  Kloep, M ^a   Guney N ^b   Cok F ^b   Simsek, Ö F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c IZMIR UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS   (Turkey)

Author keywords

British adolescents; Emerging adults; Risk measurement; Risk taking; Risky behaviour; Turkish adolescents; Welsh adolescents

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; TURKEY; WALES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149506720     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2007.10.010     Document Type: Article

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