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Adolescent Risk Behavior

Adolescent Risk Behavior is a developmental psychology construct that denotes intentional actions undertaken by individuals during adolescence which entail a probable but uncertain adverse outcome, distinguished by the confluence of heightened sensation-seeking, immature executive function, and social-contextual influences specific to the adolescent life stage.

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177.1K

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6.3K

Authors

1.8K

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Publications per year

2017–2026

473

Variants

Adolescent Risk-takingAdolescent Risk-taking Behavior

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A social neuroscience perspective on adolescent risk-taking

Laurence Steinberg · Developmental Review · 2008 · 3.6K citations · Full text

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Protecting Adolescents From Harm

Michael D. Resnick · JAMA · 1997 · 2.8K citations

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Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance--United States, 1995.

William A. Harris, Janet L. Collins, Barbara Williams et al. · PubMed · 1996 · 2.2K citations

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Peer Influence on Risk Taking, Risk Preference, and Risky Decision Making in Adolescence and Adulthood: An Experimental Study.

Margo Gardner, Laurence Steinberg · Developmental Psychology · 2005 · 2.2K citations

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When interventions harm: Peer groups and problem behavior.

Thomas J. Dishion, Joan McCord, François Poulin · American Psychologist · 1999 · 2K citations

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Authors

6.3K

  1. LS
    Laurence Steinberg

    Temple University, United States

    35 publications · 12.6K citations

    27

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  2. JL
    Jeffrey L. Derevensky

    McGill University, Canada

    29 publications · 2.4K citations

    26

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  3. FX
    Frederick X. Gibbons

    Iowa State University, United States

    25 publications · 3.2K citations

    23

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  4. MG
    Meg Gerrard

    Iowa State University, United States

    20 publications · 2.9K citations

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  5. BS
    Bonita Stanton

    Wayne State University, United States

    22 publications · 1.9K citations

    19

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Institutions

1.8K

  1. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    36 h-index

    113 publications

    8.8K citations

  2. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    33 h-index

    116 publications

    8.2K citations

  3. Temple University

    Philadelphia, United States

    32 h-index

    77 publications

    24.9K citations

  4. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    32 h-index

    99 publications

    7K citations

  5. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    29 h-index

    112 publications

    7K citations

  6. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    29 h-index

    68 publications

    5.7K citations

  7. McGill University

    Montreal, Canada

    28 h-index

    76 publications

    5.7K citations

  8. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    28 h-index

    95 publications

    7.2K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Adolescent Health

    112 publications · 11K citations

    55

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  2. Journal of Youth and Adolescence

    62 publications · 4.1K citations

    42

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  3. Journal of Adolescence

    JoA · 51 publications · 5.5K citations

    36

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  4. PubMed

    Repository · 83 publications · 6.8K citations

    33

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  5. PEDIATRICS

    35 publications · 3.4K citations

    27

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