Risk-taking behavior of alcohol use among young adults who have aged out of foster care
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Elizabeth Ana Borroto Levine, PhD, RN
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Risk-taking behaviors such as excessive alcohol use in adolescence may become destructive habits in adulthood and pose major health problems. For aged-out foster care teenagers (AOTs), the behaviors are especially increased. The study purpose was to determine the incidence of alcohol use among AOTs in South Florida and to test four hypothesis measuring the variables of self-perceptions (self-esteem), risk perceptions (costs/benefits), social/environmental perceptions (peer influence), peer group characteristics (peer values), and risk-taking behaviors that would predict alcohol use among AOTs living in South Florida.
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Type | Dissertation |
Acquisition | Proxy-submission |
Review Type | None: Degree-based Submission |
Format | Text-based Document |
Evidence Level | Descriptive/Correlational |
Research Approach | Quantitative Research |
Keywords | Excessive Alcohol Use; Foster Care; Risk-taking Behaviors |
Grantor | Barry University |
Advisor | Colin, Jessie |
Level | PhD |
Year | 2010 |
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