Youth risk-taking behavior in Brazil. Drug use and teenage pregnancies.

Autor/inn/en	Cardoso, Ana Rute; Verner, Dorte
Titel	Youth risk-taking behavior in Brazil. Drug use and teenage pregnancies. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Jugendliches Risikoverhalten in Brasilien. Drogenkonsum und Teenager-Schwangerschaften.
Quelle	Bonn (2007), 16 S. PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Reihe	Discussion Paper / Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH. 3030
Beigaben	Tabellen 3; grafische Darstellungen 3
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Monographie; Graue Literatur
Schlagwörter	Risikoverhalten; Familie; Massenmedien; Familiale Gewalt; Stadt; Drogenkonsum; Gesundheit; Schwangerschaft; Entwicklungsland; Soziale Unterstützung; Gefährdung; Jugendlicher; Mädchen; Brasilien; Lateinamerika; Südamerika
Abstract	"Using an extensive survey addressing risk factors faced by the population in the shantytowns of Fortaleza, Brazil, the aim of this paper is to study interactions among different types of risktaking behavior by youth, namely drug use and teenage pregnancy. We check the impact of factors such as exposure to mass media, the existence of support networks, self-esteem, or the occurrence of violence at home and in the neighborhood, on the probability of risk-taking behavior. A bivariate probit model is estimated. Findings indicate that reliance on support networks and exposure to mass media are associated with a lower probability of either type of risk behavior. Living in a violent home increased drug consumption. Race does not have a significant impact on either type of behavior." (author's abstract).
Erfasst von	GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften, Mannheim
Update	2008/2