RISK-TAKING BEHAVIORS IN ADOLESCENTS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH PERFECTIONISM

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Ponte Academic JournalJun 2017, Volume 73, Issue 6 RISK-TAKING BEHAVIORS IN ADOLESCENTS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH PERFECTIONISMAuthor(s): Yagmur Cerkez ,Burcin HocaogluJ. Ponte - Jun 2017 - Volume 73 - Issue 6 doi: 10.21506/j.ponte.2017.6.40 Abstract:ABSTRACT The aim of this research is to investigatee individuals� risk-taking behaviors through different variables and examine the relation between personal charecteristics and perfectionism. A total of 301 students, 170 female and 131 male, between the ages of 15 and 20 participated in this research. For data collection, three data collection tools, �Personal Information Form�, �The scale of ris-taking in adolescents�, and � The Scale of Perfectionism in Child and Adolescents� were used. The data was analysed through t-test, ANOVA analysis and multi- regression analysis. The findings showed that the level of risk-taking behaviors in adolescents is highly related to their gender and marital status of their parents, but as to their after-school activities, there seemed no significant differences. The results aslo state that there is a significant statistical relation between socially-oriented and self-oriented perfectionism and risk-taking, in which perfectionism is an effective factor. Keywords: Adolescence, risk-raking, perfectionism, personality Download full text:Check if you have access through your login credentials or your institution Username Password