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Depressive and socially anxious symptoms, psychosocial maturity, and risk perception: Associations with risk-taking behaviour

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  • Adam N Pailing
  • Renate L E P Reniers

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Risk-taking behaviour and onset of mental illness peak in adolescence and young adulthood. This study evaluated the interconnectedness of the domains of risk-taking behaviour, mental health (symptoms of depression and social anxiety), psychosocial maturity, risk perception, age, and gender in a sample of 306 adolescents and young adults. Participants between the ages of 16 and 35 completed online self-report measures assessing risk-taking behaviour, depressive symptoms, socially anxious symptoms, psychosocial maturity and risk perception. Socially anxious symptoms, psychosocial maturity, and risk perception were directly associated with risk-taking behaviour. Correlations between depressive symptoms, socially anxious symptoms, and psychosocial maturity were found. Psychosocial maturity proved a better predictor of risk-taking behaviour than age in this cohort. The findings indicate that mental health impacts upon risk-taking behaviour and that consideration should be given to psychosocial maturity in attempts to reduce adolescent and young adult risk-taking behaviour.

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  • Adam N Pailing & Renate L E P Reniers, 2018. "Depressive and socially anxious symptoms, psychosocial maturity, and risk perception: Associations with risk-taking behaviour," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(8), pages 1-16, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0202423
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0202423
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