Open AccessRisk Behavior Versus Self-Care in Adolescents
Author(s) -
Františka Petriková,
Vladimír Lichner,
Eva Žiaková
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
european journal of social science education and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2411-9563
pISSN - 2312-8429
DOI - 10.26417/708yha11u
Subject(s) - psychology , self destructive behavior , social psychology , population , self care , health care , medicine , human factors and ergonomics , poison control , environmental health , political science , law
The presented paper is focuses on the issue of self-care as a possible predictor of risky behavior in the target population of of adolescents. The first part of the paper is focused on the theoretical basis of risky behavior and then on the basis of self-care. Within risk behavior, the paper discusses the charakteristics of this concept, the factors influencing the risk behavior of adolescents and also the basic forms of risk behavior in the target group. Within self-care, the paper focuses on defining the basis characteristics of the concept and subsequently on the self-care factors proposed for adolescents and on the self-care as a preventive factor. The second part of the paper focuses on the results of research in the researched issues. The research is focused on demonstrating the differences and relationships between the examined variables.