Why Teenage Risk Taking Behavior is Going Too High?

The study of adolescent risk taking behavior gained popularity in 1990’s as it become increasingly evident that majority of morbidity and mortality life was behavioral in origin. The term risk taking behavior has been defined behaviors that increase the likelihood of adverse physical, social or psychological consequences. These behaviors are usually established during childhood, and arepreventable. 

Overviewing the risk taking behavior one can observe that it include a number of potentially health damaging behavior like alcohol/ drug use, unintentional injuries/violence behavior (including suicide), tobacco use, unhealthy dietary intake, irrational driving, physical inactivity and sexual behavior which contribute to the leading causes of death and disability among adults and youth. The World Health Organization estimates that 70% of premature deaths among adults are due to behavioral patterns that emerge in adolescence, including smoking, violence, and sexual behavior. Read more..........