Adolescent Risk Perceptions of Health Risk vs Health Promotion Behaviors

Adolescence is characterized by an increase in risky behaviors. Research has historically focused on behaviors that harm the health of adolescents, however some risk taking can serve to promote the health of adolescents, such as playing sports. The present study aims to investigate how adolescents perceive different types of health risk behaviors, how they update those perceptions when given new information, and how risk perceptions are correlated with risky behavior.