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Suicidal behavior in the family and adolescent risk behavior

Journal of Adolescent Health, 2005
The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence and sociodemographic characteristics of adolescents exposed to suicide attempts and suicide deaths by a family member and to evaluate the separate associations between exposure to a family member's suicide attempts or suicide death and risk behaviors, social-emotional functioning, and family ...
Julie, Cerel, Timothy A, Roberts
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Health-Risk Behavior and the Type a Behavior Pattern

Psychological Reports, 1987
Although the Type A pattern has been established as a risk factor for coronary heart disease, it is not clear whether the pattern is associated with other health-risk behaviors. 26 men and 59 women completed the student version of the Jenkins Activity Survey and a questionnaire concerning smoking, drinking, exercise, and seatbelt use.
B E, Jordan, A R, Perry
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Peer Suicidal Behavior and Adolescent Risk Behavior

Journal of Nervous & Mental Disease, 2005
The relationship between adolescent suicide attempts and death by suicide and psychosocial functioning of peers remains poorly understood, especially in the myriad ways that these suicidal behaviors might impact friends. This study explored the relationship between peer suicidal behavior and adolescent risk behavior using a large, nationally ...
Julie, Cerel, Timothy A, Roberts, Wendy J, Nilsen   +2 more
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Behavioral Risk

The Journal of Investing, 1997
Investment managers are expected to act rationally and to incorporate all available information into the decision-making process. Many are often wrong, however, which raises important questions about the risks associated with human judgment. Behavioral flaws such as overconfidence, temptation, self-interest, fear, and greed lead to irrational behavior ...
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Outrunning the Risks: A Behavioral Risk Profile of Runners

American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 1989
There is a need to assess better the relationship between physical activity and other health behaviors through population-based studies. Using the state-based Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, we examined the behavioral risk factors of smoking, alcohol use, hypertension detection, obesity, seat-belt use, and physical activity in 2,412 runners
G W, Heath, J S, Kendrick
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Eating Behaviors Associated With Suicidal Behaviors and Overall Risk

Journal of Psychiatric Practice, 2023
Objective: Maladaptive eating behaviors remain prevalent in the US population, and a significant percentage of US college students acknowledge engaging in maladaptive eating. Formally defined eating disorders (EDs) have one of the highest mortality rates among all mental illnesses.
David McCord, Terran Sutphin, Adam Hicks
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Risk Overhang and Market Behavior

The Journal of Business, 1999
We show that exposure from past business transactions – risk overhang – can reduce activity in related business lines, sometimes to the point where no new trade occurs. We focus primarily on the role of overhang in nonlife insurance market disruptions.
Gron, Anne, Winton, Andrew
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The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System: Measuring Health-risk Behaviors

American Journal of Health Behavior, 2001
To measure priority health-riskbehaviors among youth.The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors priority health-risk behaviors among youth.In 1999, many high school students practiced behaviors that contribute to leading health problems--16.4% rarely or never wore safety belts and, during the past 30 days, 17.3% carried a weapon, 34.8%
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ASSAULTIVE BEHAVIOR: Know the Risks

Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 1991
1. Violence in our society is an increasing national concern, and violence in health-care settings reflects this trend. Assaultive episodes continue to increase in health-care settings due to various cultural, sociological, and political factors. 2. Present administrative and educational solutions to the problems of assault have failed to decrease the ...
D T, Blair, S A, New
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Adolescent risk-taking behavior

Journal of Adolescent Health Care, 1987
There is general agreement that violence in adolescence is occurring at unprecedented and unacceptably high levels. Society has begun to grapple with this problem but lacks the information to help guide it toward a resolution. Are our young people purposely or unconsciously pursuing a self-destructive course?
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