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Understanding and Responding to Adolescent Risk-Taking Behaviours and Addictions in the School Setting

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Risk-taking behaviours increase the probability of adverse health and social consequences. Adolescence is a time associated with risk taking. This chapter provides an overview of adolescent risk taking and different approaches which schools and school psychologists can use to address these behaviours. Common risk-taking behaviours in adolescence (alcohol use, tobacco use, illicit drug use and antisocial behaviours) are discussed; each is defined, prevalence rates reported, and links between these behaviours and mental health, wellbeing and school functioning are discussed. In addition, risk taking which occurs online is considered. Predictors of risk taking are outlined, and a discussion of different approaches that have been successful in reducing risk taking in young people is provided, along with an outline of approaches that do not work or have limited success. Approaches that school psychologists can use to address adolescent risk taking are highlighted throughout this chapter.

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    Michelle A. Tollit

  2. Royal Children’s Hospital, Centre for Adolescent Health, Parkville, VIC, Australia

    Michelle A. Tollit

  3. Melbourne Graduate School of Education, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia

    Michelle A. Tollit

  4. Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia

    Michelle A. Tollit & Sheryl Hemphill

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    Sheryl Hemphill

  6. School of Psychology Faculty of Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

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  7. School of Psychology, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, VIC, Australia

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    John W. Toumbourou

  10. School of Psychology, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, VIC, Australia

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Tollit, M.A., Hemphill, S., Toumbourou, J.W. (2017). Understanding and Responding to Adolescent Risk-Taking Behaviours and Addictions in the School Setting. In: Thielking, M., Terjesen, M. (eds) Handbook of Australian School Psychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45166-4_22

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