Original scientific paper
RISK BEHAVIOUR OF ZAGREB HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS – GENDER DIFFERENCES
Neven Ricijaš
Martina Krajcer
Dejana Bouillet
Abstract
The main purpose of this research is to gain information about
intensity of different groups of risk behaviour among Zagreb high-school students and to explore possible differences in this behaviour regarding gender. Research included 529 second and third grade students (58% girls and 42% boys) in Zagreb. Their age ranges from 15 to 18, with the mean of M=15,82 (SD=,531). Most of the students attend four year vocational school program (69,2%), then gymnasium program (21,2%), and after that three year vocational school program (6,9%). Risk Behaviour Scale was specially constructed for the purpose of this research. The Scale has three factors: (1) Languor and distraction, (2) Truancy and consuming psychoactive substances and (3) Aggressive behaviour.
All three factors have satisfactory psychometric characteristics.
Results show how Zagreb high-school students most frequently display behaviour connected with languor and distraction, and how gender differences are present only in the area of aggressive behaviour in a way that boys manifest this type of behaviour more frequently then girls.
Keywords
risk behaviour; high-school; risk behaviour scale; languor distraction
Hrčak ID:
59599
URI
Publication date:
30.6.2010.
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