Gender differences in risk-taking attitudes among adolescents
Issues concerning risk taking attitude and behaviors among adolescents in Malaysia has become increasingly complex and challenging. This paper aims to examine the gender differences in risk-taking attitude among adolescents in Malaysia. 426 adolescents consisting of 183 boys (43%) and 243 girls (51....
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| author | Hanapi, Nur Nadia Daud, Mohd Najmi Mansor, Mariani |
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| description | Issues concerning risk taking attitude and behaviors among adolescents in Malaysia has become increasingly complex and challenging. This paper aims to examine the gender differences in risk-taking attitude among adolescents in Malaysia. 426 adolescents consisting of 183 boys (43%) and 243 girls (51.9 %) participated in this study. Data were obtained using a self-administered questionnaire namely the Attitude towards risk questionnaire (Franken, Gibson & Rowland, 1992). The findings suggested that there is a significant difference between male and female with respect to risk taking attitude, t (424) = 3.14, p = .03 (two-tailed). The analysis of mean further revealed that male adolescents (M = 53.85. SD = 11.99) is inclined towards risk attitudes compared to female adolescents (M =50.14, SD=13.39). Apart from verifying the previous findings on the gender differences in risk taking attitudes, the present finding indicates the need for a gender specific approach to the assessment and intervention of risk-taking attitude among adolescents in Malaysia. |
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| spelling | upm-799752023-04-13T07:04:11Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/79975/ Gender differences in risk-taking attitudes among adolescents Hanapi, Nur Nadia Daud, Mohd Najmi Mansor, Mariani Issues concerning risk taking attitude and behaviors among adolescents in Malaysia has become increasingly complex and challenging. This paper aims to examine the gender differences in risk-taking attitude among adolescents in Malaysia. 426 adolescents consisting of 183 boys (43%) and 243 girls (51.9 %) participated in this study. Data were obtained using a self-administered questionnaire namely the Attitude towards risk questionnaire (Franken, Gibson & Rowland, 1992). The findings suggested that there is a significant difference between male and female with respect to risk taking attitude, t (424) = 3.14, p = .03 (two-tailed). The analysis of mean further revealed that male adolescents (M = 53.85. SD = 11.99) is inclined towards risk attitudes compared to female adolescents (M =50.14, SD=13.39). Apart from verifying the previous findings on the gender differences in risk taking attitudes, the present finding indicates the need for a gender specific approach to the assessment and intervention of risk-taking attitude among adolescents in Malaysia. Secholian Publication 2019 Article PeerReviewed Hanapi, Nur Nadia and Daud, Mohd Najmi and Mansor, Mariani (2019) Gender differences in risk-taking attitudes among adolescents. Malaysian Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 4 (4). pp. 71-75. ISSN 2504-8562 https://msocialsciences.com/index.php/mjssh/article/view/236 10.47405/mjssh.v4i4.236 |
| spellingShingle | Hanapi, Nur Nadia Daud, Mohd Najmi Mansor, Mariani Gender differences in risk-taking attitudes among adolescents |
| title | Gender differences in risk-taking attitudes among adolescents |
| title_full | Gender differences in risk-taking attitudes among adolescents |
| title_fullStr | Gender differences in risk-taking attitudes among adolescents |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gender differences in risk-taking attitudes among adolescents |
| title_short | Gender differences in risk-taking attitudes among adolescents |
| title_sort | gender differences in risk-taking attitudes among adolescents |
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