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  • Developmental Psychology
  • Cross-Cultural Psychology
  • Adolescent Behavior

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  • Adolescence globally involves increased risk-taking behaviors.
  • Research traditionally focuses on negative risk-taking, overlooking its developmental benefits.
  • Existing positive risk-taking research is primarily limited to Western populations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the measurement invariance of a positive risk-taking scale across diverse countries.
  • To determine if positive and negative risk-taking are distinct psychological constructs.
  • To compare adolescent perceptions and endorsement of positive risk-taking globally.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a self-report scale to assess positive risk-taking in 962 adolescents.
  • Sampled adolescents from nine diverse countries: China, Colombia, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Philippines, Sweden, Thailand, and USA.
  • Employed statistical analyses to test for measurement invariance, construct distinctness, and cross-cultural comparisons.

Main Results:

  • The 14-item positive risk-taking scale demonstrated measurement invariance across all nine participating countries.
  • Findings support positive and negative risk-taking as separate, distinct constructs.
  • Significant cross-national variations in positive risk-taking endorsement were found, with lowest rates in China and Jordan. Asian adolescents perceived positive risk-taking as less safe and beneficial.

Conclusions:

  • The developed positive risk-taking scale is a reliable measure for cross-national research.
  • Cultural factors significantly influence adolescents' perceptions and engagement in positive risk-taking.
  • Further research should explore cultural nuances to explain observed cross-national differences in adolescent risk-taking.