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Perceived Risk Taking Behaviour among Rural and Urban Adolescents


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The present study was undertaken to assess determinants o f perceived risk taking behavior among rural and urban adolescents in rural and urban Ludhiana district o f Punjab state. The sample comprised o f 300 school going adolescents (16-18 years) selected randomly from Government Senior Secondary Schools. A Personal Information Sheet was used to record data regarding demographic profile o f the adolescents. A scale developed by Gullone et al. (2000) was used to assess the perceived risk taking behavior among adolescents. Significant locale differences were found in case ofboys from low level o f perceived risk taking behaviour category. Significant locale differences were found in rural and urban girls in high level o f risk taking behaviour. In total sample non-significant locale differences were found in all the three levels o f perceived risk-taking behaviour. Significant gender wise differences were found between rural girls and boys in all the three levels o f perceived risk-taking behaviour. In total sample significant gender wise differences were found in low level o f risk-taking behavior category.

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Risk Taking Behavior, Adolescents, Perception.
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Authors

Manpreet Kaur
Department of Human Development, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Tejpreet Kaur Kang
Department of Human Development, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India

Abstract


The present study was undertaken to assess determinants o f perceived risk taking behavior among rural and urban adolescents in rural and urban Ludhiana district o f Punjab state. The sample comprised o f 300 school going adolescents (16-18 years) selected randomly from Government Senior Secondary Schools. A Personal Information Sheet was used to record data regarding demographic profile o f the adolescents. A scale developed by Gullone et al. (2000) was used to assess the perceived risk taking behavior among adolescents. Significant locale differences were found in case ofboys from low level o f perceived risk taking behaviour category. Significant locale differences were found in rural and urban girls in high level o f risk taking behaviour. In total sample non-significant locale differences were found in all the three levels o f perceived risk-taking behaviour. Significant gender wise differences were found between rural girls and boys in all the three levels o f perceived risk-taking behaviour. In total sample significant gender wise differences were found in low level o f risk-taking behavior category.

Keywords


Risk Taking Behavior, Adolescents, Perception.

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