The Relationship Between Perceived Stress And Risk-Taking Behavior In Adolescents

Risk-taking behavior is one of the most prominent social behaviors in adolescents.Teenagers are in th e ignorant period of youth,and at the same time,they face the pressure from school,family,peer and other aspects.These pressures make teenagers feel uncomfortable and nervous,coupled with their weak self-cont rol,it is easy for them to make some risky behaviors.Relevant studies have shown that individual personali ty characteristics and external environmental factors are the main factors affecting risk-taking behavior.Ind ividual characteristics such as self-control,self-esteem,etc.Children with weak self-control may lose their reason when facing the discomfort and tension brought by the external environment,and do some behavior s that cause harm to themselves,such as taking drugs and drinking alcohol.Environmental factors such as s chool atmosphere,peer pressure,parenting style,and so on,adolescents gradually distance themselves from their parents,in the face of external pressure,they seldom choose to ask others for help,and more do some behaviors with potential risks or adverse consequences,seek physical and psychological stimulation,releas e pressure.Therefore,this study aims to deeply explore the relationship among adolescents’ perceived press ure,self-control and risk-taking behavior,and on the basis of these three relationships,conduct intervention research on adolescents’ self-control.In study 1,1000 adolescents from a high school in S City were surveyed by the Questionnaire on Adol escent Risk-taking Behavior(AQB-RB),the Stress Perception Scale(CPSS)and the Self-control Scale(SC S).SPSS and PROCESS plug-in were used to understand the status quo of adolescents’ stress perception,se lf-control and risk-taking behavior.To explore the relationship between perceived stress and risk-taking beh avior,as well as the mediating role of self-control in the two,so as to provide theoretical support for the int ervention of risk-taking behavior in adolescents.Based on the results of Study 1,Study 2 interferes with ad olescent self-control through group counseling.In study 2,30 students with low self-control scores and hig h risk-taking behavior in grade one and grade two were randomly divided into experimental group and cont rol group.Before intervention,homogeneity test was conducted on the experimental group and control grou p to ensure the homogeneity of the two groups.Then,the experimental group was trained for self-control in tervention for 8 weeks,and the control group attended classes normally without any experimental treatment.The subjects in the experimental group and the intervention group were tested three times before and after the intervention,respectively,before the intervention,after the intervention and two months after the interv ention,so as to explore the effectiveness of self-control group training and the persistence of intervention ef fect.The specific results are as follows:(1)Stress perception has significant differences in gender and grade,self-control has significant diff erences in gender and whether it is an only child,and risk-taking behavior has significant differences in gen der,whether it is an only child and grade.(2)Adolescents’ perceived stress can negatively predict self-control and positively predict risk-taking behavior;Adolescent self-control can negatively predict risk-taking behavior.(3)Adolescents’ perceived stress has a significant effect on the direct prediction of risk-taking behavio r.After introducing self-control as an intermediary variable,adolescents’ perceived stress can still significan tly predict risk-taking behavior.That is,self-control plays a partial mediating role between adolescents’ per ception of stress and risk-taking behavior.(4)After the intervention,the scores of the experimental group on the Self-control Scale(SCS)were si gnificantly improved,while the scores on the Questionnaire on Adolescent Risk-taking Behavior(AQB-RB)were significantly decreased,which showed a significant difference from the control group,indicating that the self-control intervention had an effect.(5)60 days after the intervention,self-control training was still effective,indicating that the interventio n program was scientific and effective.Conclusion: Perceived stress can not only directly affect risk-taking behavior of adolescents,but also i nfluence risk-taking behavior through the mediating variable self-control,which plays a partial mediating r ole between perceived stress and risk-taking behavior.Self-control intervention training can effectively red uce the negative effects of risk-taking behavior.