University of Colorado, Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus.
Tennesee Department of Education.
J Res Adolesc. 2023 Jun;33(2):680-700. doi: 10.1111/jora.12807. Epub 2022 Nov 10.
Adolescence is a peak period for risk-taking, but research has largely overlooked positive manifestations of adolescent risk-taking due to ambiguity regarding operationalization and measurement of positive risk-taking. We address this limitation using a mixed-methods approach. We elicited free responses from contemporary college students (N = 74, M = 20.1 years) describing a time they took a risk. Qualitative analysis informed the construction of a self-report positive risk-taking scale, which was administered to a population-based sample of adolescents (N = 1,249, M = 16 years) for quantitative validation and examination of associations with normative and impulsive personality. Sensation seeking predicted negative and positive risk-taking, whereas extraversion and openness were predominantly related to positive risk-taking. Results provide promising evidence for a valid measure of adolescents' engagement in positive risks.
青春期是冒险的高峰期，但由于对积极冒险的操作性定义和测量存在模糊性，研究在很大程度上忽视了青少年冒险的积极表现。我们使用混合方法解决了这一局限性。我们从当代大学生（N=74，M=20.1 岁）那里征集了他们冒险的自由回答。定性分析为构建自我报告的积极冒险量表提供了信息，该量表被用于对基于人群的青少年样本（N=1,249，M=16 岁）进行定量验证，并考察了与规范和冲动人格的关联。感觉寻求预测了消极和积极的冒险，而外向和开放则主要与积极的冒险有关。研究结果为青少年参与积极冒险的有效衡量标准提供了有希望的证据。
