A Longitudinal Study of Risk-Taking Behavior in Adolescents with Learning Disabilities

Autor/inn/en	McNamara, John K.; Willoughby, Teena
Titel	A Longitudinal Study of Risk-Taking Behavior in Adolescents with Learning Disabilities
Quelle	In: Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 25 (2010) 1, S.11-24 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0938-8982
Schlagwörter	Delinquency; Smoking; Learning Disabilities; Drug Use; Behavior Standards; Adolescents; Longitudinal Studies; At Risk Persons; Health Behavior; Drinking; Aggression; Correlation; Comparative Analysis; Antisocial Behavior + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kriminalität; Rauchen; Learning handicap; Lernbehinderung; Drug consumption; Substance abuse; Drogenkonsum; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Risikogruppe; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Trinken; Korrelation
Abstract	Risk taking may be regarded as a normative behavior in adolescence. Risk-taking behaviors may include alcohol, smoking, drug use, delinquency, and acts of aggression. Many studies have explored the relationship between adolescents and risk-taking behavior; however, only a few studies have examined this link in adolescents with learning disabilities. The purpose of this study was to compare the risk-taking behavior of adolescents with learning disabilities (N = 307) and without learning disabilities (N = 307) over time. Specifically, this study investigated changes over time in adolescents' substance use, engagement in major and minor delinquency, acts of aggression, and gambling activities. Results indicated that, compared to their non-learning disabled peers, adolescents with learning disabilities engaged more frequently in some risk-taking behaviors including smoking, marijuana use, acts of delinquency, acts of aggression, and gambling. The results also indicate that for some risk-taking behaviors adolescents with and without learning disabilities differ in their trajectory of engagement. Implications of this study point to the importance of supporting adolescents with learning disabilities when they are faced with difficult decisions around risk taking. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10